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2024 Music Theory Final Exam

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 3hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this called? Please use both names.

(a)  

2.

what is the name of this?

(a)  

3.

What is this called?

(a)  

4.

How many spaces are on a staff?

(a)  

5.

How many lines are on the staff?

(a)  

6.

What symbols show pitch and duration?

a)

Notes

b)

Rests

c)

Treble Clef

d)

Staff

7.
What is the word we use to remember the SPACES of the treble clef?
a)
SPACE
b)
FACE
c)
MADE
d)
FUDGE
8.
What is the sentence we use to remember the LINES of the treble clef?
a)
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
b)
Little Boys Always Eat Chocolate
c)
Girls Always Like Buying Shoes
d)
Boys And Girls Eat Fudge
9.

When naming the notes, you start ____________________?

a)

At the top of the staff and go down

b)

At the bottom of the staff and go up

c)

In the middle and work your way out

d)

Anywhere you want to start

10.

What are the little lines above or below the staff lines called?

a)

Staff Lines

b)

Bar Lines

c)

Ledger Lines

d)

Double Bar Lines

11.

A Grand Staff

(Please select all 3 correct answers)

a)

Has both a bass and a treble clef

b)

Shares the note middle G

c)

Shares the note middle C

d)

Usually seen in piano music

12.

How many beats are in this picture?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

1

d)

5

13.

How many quarter notes equal a whole note?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

1

d)

2

14.

A half note equals 2....

a)

Whole Notes

b)

Half Notes

c)

Quarter Notes

d)

Eighth Notes

15.

What is the name of this note?

a)

Dotted Quarter Note

b)

Dotted Half Note

c)

Dotted Sixteenth Note

d)

Dotted Eighth Note

16.

What is the name of this group of notes?

a)

Group of Sixteenth Notes

b)

Group of Eighth Notes

c)

Group of Quarter Notes

17.

A dot after a note/rest...

a)

increases its length by one beat/count.

b)

increases its length by 1/2 beat/count.

c)

increases its length by 50% or 1/2 of its original value.

d)

makes it shorter.

18.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Notes
b)
Keys
c)
Time Signature
d)
?
19.
The top number in a time signature tells us-
a)
nothing
b)
what kind of note gets a beat
c)
the number of beats per measure
d)
the number of measures in the song
20.
In any time signature, what does the number on the bottom tell you?
a)
How many beats per measure
b)
How many seconds per measure
c)
What type of note gets the beat
d)
The denominator
21.

What is the correct time signature for this music?

a)
b)
c)
22.

What is the correct time signature for this music?

a)

b)

c)

d)

23.

What is the correct time signature for this music?

a)
b)
c)
24.

When a flat, sharp, or natural appears in music, it is called an...

a)

Key Signature

b)

Accidental

c)

Half Step

d)

Whole Step

25.
a)

sharp

b)

flat

c)

natural

26.
a)

sharp

b)

flat

c)

natural

27.
a)

sharp

b)

flat

c)

natural

28.

Which is correct?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

Which is correct?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

What is the definition of dynamics?

a)

How fast or slow the music is performed

b)

How soft or loud the music is performed

31.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Loud

b)

Soft

c)

Medium Loud

d)

Medium Soft

32.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Loud

b)

Soft

c)

Medium Loud

d)

Medium Soft

33.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Loud

b)

Soft

c)

Medium Loud

d)

Medium Soft

34.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Loud

b)

Soft

c)

Medium Loud

d)

Medium Soft

35.

Which is the correct order of the dynamic markings from softest to loudest

a)

pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff

b)

mp, p, pp, mf, f, ff

c)

p, pp, mp, f, ff, mf

d)

ff, f, mf, mp, p, pp

36.

What tempo marking means quickly, cheerfully?

a)

allegro

b)

largo

c)

presto

d)

prestissimo

37.

What tempo marking means very slow?

a)

larghetto

b)

andante

c)

presto

d)

largo

38.

What type of articulation is this?

a)

Accent

b)

Tenuto

c)

Marcato

d)

Legato

39.

What type of articulation is this?

a)

Tie

b)

Staccato

c)

Tenuto

d)

Marcato

40.

What type of articulation is this?

a)

Accent

b)

Staccato

c)

Marcato

d)

Tenuto

41.

What is FORM?

a)

A way to mold clay.

b)

The way music is organized.

42.

Binary Form

a)
b)
c)
43.

Ternary Form

a)
b)
c)
44.

What word describes a song with this form: AABAA

a)

Binary form

b)

Ternary form

c)

Tertiary form

d)

None of these

45.

Play the audio sample and choose which form you hear.

a)

ABACA

b)

ABAC

c)

ABA

d)

ABACAB

46.

Listen to the Audio Sample and choose the musical form.

a)

ABCA

b)

ABACA

c)

ABC

d)

ABAB

47.

Listen to the Music Sample and choose the correct music form.

a)

ABACA

b)

ABAB

c)

ABC

d)

ABA

48.

What is an interval in music?

a)

The number of pitches in a chord.

b)

The distance between two notes.

c)

The measure of volume you must play.

d)

A type of accidental.

49.

A perfect interval can become which of the following other qualities?

a)

major

b)

minor

c)

augmented

d)

diminished

50.

A major interval can become which of the following other qualities?

a)

perfect

b)

minor

c)

augmented

d)

diminished

51.

These intervals are all what quality?

(There's only ONE correct answer)

a)

Major

b)

Minor

c)

Perfect

d)

Diminished

e)

Augmented

52.
a)
minor 3rd
b)
Major 3rd
c)
minor 4th
d)
Major unison
53.
a)
minor 7th
b)
Major 7th
c)
Senior 7th
d)
Septagon
54.
a)

Perfect 8th (Octave)

b)

Major 6th

c)

Minor 7th

d)

Major 7th

55.
a)

Perfect 4th

b)

Tritone

c)

Perfect 5th

d)

Minor 6th

56.
a)

Perfect 4th

b)

Tritone

c)

Minor 3rd

d)

Major 3rd

57.
a)

Minor 2nd

b)

Major 2nd

c)

Minor 3rd

d)

Major 3rd

58.
a)

Minor 2nd

b)

Major 2nd

c)

Minor 3rd

d)

Major 3rd

59.

What is the FORMULA for constructing a Major Scale?

(W means whole step and H means half step)

a)

WWWHWWWHH

b)

WHWWHWW

c)

WWHWWWH

d)

B+C+A<G=F

60.

Do you hear a major scale?

a)

yes

b)

no

61.

Do you hear a major scale?

a)

yes

b)

no

62.

I'm always looking to improve the quality of my teaching. If you were to take this class again, what would you like to learn about next time above the basics of music theory?

4 lines
63.

Name ONE concept, principle, or bit of information that enhanced your experience with music. Why did you choose that in particular?

4 lines
64.

Music Theoretical knowledge is enhanced through practical application. Please let me know which of these options you'd consider MOST when applying these concepts.

a)

Participating in a Fall band/instrume

b)

Participating in Green Level Marching

c)

Participating in an instrument perfor

d)

Continuing doing music composition wi

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