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(6) Music Theory Semester 1

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A music staff is made up of how many lines and how many spaces?

a)

4 lines

3 spaces

b)

5 lines

4 spaces

c)

5 lines

5 spaces

d)

4 lines

5 spaces

2.

How many beats of sound does a whole note receive in 4/4?

a)

1 beat

b)

2 beats

c)

3 beats

d)

4 beats

3.

How many beats of sound does a half note receive in 4/4?

a)

1 beat

b)

2 beats

c)

3 beats

d)

4 beats

4.

How many beats of sound does a quarter note receive in 4/4?

a)

1 beat

b)

2 beats

c)

3 beats

d)

4 beats

5.

How many beats of silence does a whole rest receive in 4/4?

a)

1 beats

b)

2 beats

c)

3 beats

d)

4 beats

6.

How many beats of silence does a half rest receive in 4/4?

a)

1 beat

b)

2 beats

c)

3 beats

d)

4 beats

7.

How many beats of silence does a quarter rest receive in 4/4?

a)

1 beat

b)

2 beats

c)

3 beats

d)

4 beats

8.

What is the pulse of music?

a)

Arco

b)

Beat

c)

Double Bar

d)

Pizzicato

9.

What indicates the end of a piece of music?

a)

Arco

b)

Bar Line

c)

Double Bar

d)

Repeat Sign

10.

What separates music into measures?

a)

Arco

b)

Bar Line

c)

Double Bar

d)

Repeat Sign

11.

How many beats are there per measure in 4/4?

a)

1 beat

b)

2 beats

c)

3 beats

d)

4 beats

12.

What kind of note receives one beat in 4/4?

a)

Eighth Note

b)

Half Note

c)

Quarter Note

d)

Whole Note

13.

Identify this symbol.

a)

Bar Line

b)

Double Bar

c)

Repeat Sign

14.

Pizzicato means to...

a)

play with the bow

b)

pluck the string

15.

Arco means to...

a)

play with the bow

b)

pluck the string

16.

Identify this part of the bow.

a)

Adjustment screw

b)

Frog

c)

Grip

d)

Tip

17.

Label this part that is used to tighten and loosen strings.

a)

Fine Tuner

b)

Peg

c)

Scroll

18.

Identify this part of the cello and bass.

a)

End button

b)

Endpin

19.

Identify this part of the violin and viola.

a)

End button

b)

Endpin

20.

Identify this bout.

a)

C bout

b)

Lower bout

c)

Upper bour

21.

Identify this part of the bow.

a)

Adjustment screw

b)

Frog

c)

Stick

d)

Tip

22.

Identify what extends a music staff above and below.

a)

Bar line

b)

Ledger line

c)

Double bar

23.

Identify the part of the instrument where we place our left hand.

a)

Bridge

b)

End button

c)

Fingerboard

24.

What is the name of this key signature?

a)

A Major

b)

C Major

c)

D Major

d)

G Major

25.

What does this time signature symbol represent?

a)

Common Time (4/4)

b)

Cut Time (2/2)

26.

This term tells us what sharps or flats to play throughout an entire piece.

a)

Key Signature

b)

Time Signature

27.

This term tells us how many beats per measure and what kind of note receives one beat.

a)

Key Signature

b)

Time Signature

28.

Which term indicates a set of note names?

a)

Clef

b)

Key Signature

c)

Ledger Lines

d)

Time Signature

29.

What is a sequence of notes in ascending or descending order?

a)

Clef

b)

Common Time

c)

Key Signature

d)

Scale