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Music Appreciation Quiz

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many beats are in a whole note?

a)

three

b)

four

c)

seven

d)

thirty

2.

Which one of the following is not an era of music history?

a)

classical

b)

renaissance

c)

contemporary

d)

piano

3.
Music has Dynamics.  They tell you how ___________ and _____________ a song is.
a)
Loud, quiet
b)
Loud, long
c)
quiet, soft
d)
quiet, short
4.
The LINES of the treble clef are...
a)
EGBDF
b)
FACE
c)
GBDFA
d)
ADEG
5.
The SPACES of the treble clef are...
a)
EGBDF
b)
FACE
c)
GBDFA
d)
ACEG
6.
The Bass Clef is HIGHER than the Treble Clef
a)
True
b)
False
7.
In the Time Signature 4/4, there are ____ beats per measure
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
The volume in music is referred to as....
a)
Articulation
b)
Staccato
c)
Tempo
d)
Dynamics
9.
Which is the softest dynamic out of the four choices?
a)
ff
b)
f
c)
mf
d)
p
10.

What is the name of this note?

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Half Note

c)

Whole Note

d)

Eighth Notes

11.

How many beats does a whole note get?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

What kind of rest is this?

a)

Whole rest

b)

Quarter Rest

c)

Half Rest

d)

Eighth Rest

13.

What is the name of this note?

a)

Eighth Note

b)

Quarter Note

c)

Whole Note

d)

Half Note

14.

How many beats does a quarter note get?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

3

d)

1

15.

How many beats does an eighth note get?

a)

1/8

b)

1/2

c)

1/4

d)

1

16.

Which of these is NOT an era in music history?

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

Jurassic

17.

What is a Composer?

a)

A person who writes music

b)

A person who listens to music

c)

A person who dances to music

d)

A person who plays music

18.

What instrument is this

a)

Harpsichord

b)

Piano

c)

Celeste

d)

Xylophone

19.

What are the names of the notes on the treble clef LINES?

a)

ABCDEFG

b)

EGBDF

c)

FACE

d)

GBDFA

20.

What are the names of the notes on the treble clef SPACES?

a)

ACEG

b)

EGBDF

c)

ABCDEFG

d)

FACE

21.

What are the names of the notes on the bass clef LINES?

a)

GBDFA

b)

FACE

c)

EGBDF

d)

ABCDEFG

22.

What are the names of the notes on the bass clef SPACES?

a)

ABCDEFG

b)

ACEG

c)

GBDFA

d)

FACE

23.

Which one of these symbols is an example of DYNAMICS?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

What are these notes called?

a)

A pair of eighth notes

b)

Eighth note

c)

Quarter note

d)

Dotted Quarter note

25.

Find the Half Note

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

Which is the Quarter Note

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.
a)
8th Notes
b)
16th Notes
c)
Quarter Notes
d)
Whole Notes
28.
a)
8th Rest
b)
Quarter Rest
c)
Half Rest
d)
Whole Rest
29.
a)
Whole Note
b)
Half Note
c)
Quarter Note
d)
8th Note
30.
Name the note
a)
A
b)
B
c)
F
d)
D
31.
Name the note
a)
B
b)
F
c)
A
d)
G
32.
Name the note
a)
E
b)
G
c)
F
d)
C
33.
What is this symbol?
a)
A Curvy-Que
b)
Treble Clef
c)
Trouble Clef
d)
Bass Clef
34.

Dots with stems are called

a)

Lollipops

b)

Radish

c)

Notes

d)

Golf Club

35.

What does the word "tempo" mean?

a)

Volume

b)

Speed

36.

What does "forte" mean?

a)

Quiet

b)

Medium Loud

c)

Loud

d)

Very Loud

37.

What language are music words written in?

a)

English

b)

Italian

c)

Spanish

d)

French

38.

What language are music words written in?

a)

English

b)

Italian

c)

Spanish

d)

French

39.

What does "allegro" mean?

a)

Very Fast

b)

Very Slow

c)

Fast

d)

Slow

40.

The word "mezzo forte" means

a)

Quiet

b)

Medium Loud

c)

Loud

d)

Very Loud

41.

Adagio means the tempo will be_______.

a)

slower than largo

b)

a walking pace

c)

slow

d)

medium pace

42.

What does the term Andante mean?

a)

quickly

b)

faster than a turtle

c)

medium pace

d)

walking pace, slower than moderato

43.

If you needed the music to be very soft you would use the Italian term.

a)

mezzo piano

b)

pianissimo

c)

forte

d)

pianississimo

44.

Our heartbeat is like which aspect of music?

a)

the mood

b)

the energy

c)

the drums

d)

the steady beat

45.

(a)   can be fast, slow, or medium, and refers to the space between steady beats.

46.

We use the term ____ to label a grouping of beats in music. They usually add up to 4.

a)

measure

b)

group

c)

clique

d)

beat

47.

How many spaces is the staff made up of?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

2

d)

7

48.

Staff is made up of how many lines?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

2

d)

6

49.

What is another name for treble clef?

a)

A Clef

b)

F Clef

c)

B Clef

d)

G Clef