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Music Theory Quiz

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "Meno" mean in musical terms?

a)

More

b)

Less

c)

Fast

d)

Slow

2.

What is the meaning of "Crescendo" in dynamics?

a)

Gradually softer

b)

Suddenly loud

c)

Gradually louder

d)

Immediately soft

3.

Which term describes a "separated, detached style" in music?

a)

Legato

b)

Staccato

c)

Cantabile

d)

Animato

4.

What does "Tempo" refer to in music?

a)

Quality of sound

b)

Speed of music

c)

Volume of music

d)

Style of music

5.

What is the meaning of "Forte piano" in dynamics?

a)

Gradually softer

b)

Loud, then immediately soft

c)

Suddenly loud

d)

Gradually louder

6.

What does "A Tempo" mean in musical terms?

a)

Gradually getting faster

b)

Back to the original tempo

c)

At a walking pace

d)

Very slow

7.

What is the order of flats in music theory?

a)

FCGDAEB

b)

BEADGCF

c)

ABCDEFG

d)

GABCDEF

8.

What is another name for the G Clef?

a)

Bass Clef

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Alto Clef

d)

Tenor Clef

9.

What does "Ostinato" refer to in music?

a)

A musical sentence

b)

A short repeated, rhythmic figure

c)

A gradual increase in tempo

d)

A sudden change in dynamics

10.

What is the effect of a dot added to the end of a note?

a)

Doubles the value of the note

b)

Halves the value of the note

c)

Adds half the value of the note

d)

Removes the value of the note

11.

What does "Modulation" mean in music theory?

a)

A change of key during a piece

b)

A repeated rhythmic figure

c)

A gradual increase in volume

d)

A sudden stop in music

12.

What does "Da Capo" mean in music?

a)

End of a composition

b)

Return to the beginning

c)

Gradually getting slower

d)

Suddenly loud

13.

What is the purpose of a "Coda" in music?

a)

To start a composition

b)

To repeat a section

c)

To add an ending to a composition

d)

To change the key

14.

What does "Syncopation" refer to in music?

a)

A steady pulse of meter

b)

A deliberate upsetting of steady pulse

c)

A gradual increase in tempo

d)

A sudden change in dynamics

15.

What does the top number in a time signature indicate?

a)

How many beats in a measure

b)

What kind of note gets the beat

c)

The speed of the music

d)

The volume of the music

16.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Gradually Louder

b)

Gradually Softer

c)

Very Loud

d)

Very Soft

17.

What dynamic level is this?

a)

piano (soft)

b)

mezzo-forte (medium loud)

c)

forte (loud)

d)

pianissimo (very soft)

18.
a)

Pianissimo

b)

Piano

c)

Forte

d)

Pianoissimo

19.

Medium Loud

a)

mezzo piano (mp)

b)

fortissimo (ff)

c)

mezzo forte (mf)

d)

forte (f)

20.

What are dynamics?

a)

musical words that tell us how loud or soft to sing

b)

when 2 or more voices sing the same pitch

c)

when 2 or more voices sing different pitches at the same time

d)

methods of sight singing

21.

What does "Legato" mean in musical terms?

a)

Played very fast

b)

Played with a strong accent

c)

Played very slow

d)

Played smoothly and connected

22.

What is the meaning of "Allegro" in music?

a)

Loud and powerful

b)

Soft and gentle

c)

Fast and lively

d)

Slow and steady

23.

What note in Treble Clef is this?

a)

F

b)

A

c)

G

d)

B

24.

What clef is this?

a)

Bass clef

b)

Treble clef

c)

Whole note

d)

Not a clef

25.
a)
Half Rest
b)
Quarter Rest
c)
Whole Rest
d)
Eighth Rest
26.
a)
Whole Note
b)
Quarter Note
c)
Two Eighth Notes
d)
Dotted Half Note
27.
a)
Whole Note
b)
Half Note
c)
Dotted Half Note
d)
Eighth Note
28.

What is the name of this symbol? 

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Alto Clef

c)

Tenor Clef

d)

Bass Clef

29.

What does tempo mean in music?

a)

how fast or slow music is

b)

how loud or soft music is

c)

the way music sounds

d)

note names

30.

What is this music symbol called?

a)

flat

b)

rest

c)

sharp

d)

flat

31.

What is this music symbol called?

a)

flat

b)

sharp

c)

rest

d)

note

32.

What is this music symbol called?

a)

fraction

b)

time signature

c)

notes

d)

rests

33.

What are the names of the instrument families?

a)

brass, woodwind, percussion,strings

b)

band and orchestra

c)

hit shake scrape

d)

metal, wood, membrane

34.

Dynamics are the speed of music

a)

False

b)

True

35.

What is the correct order of dynamics from quietest to loudest?

a)

ff, f,mf,mp,p,pp

b)

f,ff,mf,mp,pp,p

c)

f,p,ff,pp,mf,mp

d)

pp,p,mp,mf,f,ff

36.

A symbol which means to hold a note longer than usual.

a)

Accent

b)

Natural

c)

Fermata

d)

Dynamics

37.

Tempo term: very slow and broad.

a)

prestissimo

b)

largo

c)

accelerando (accel.)

d)

ritardando (rit.)

38.

Tempo term: very fast.

a)

prestissimo

b)

largo

c)

ritardando (rit.)

d)

accelerando (accel.)

39.

The term we use when we describe the speed of the beat and how fast or slow the music goes.

a)

dynamics

b)

articulation

c)

notation

d)

tempo

40.

Tempo term: gradually getting slower.

a)

prestissimo

b)

largo

c)

ritardando (rit.)

d)

accelerando (accel.)

41.

The term we use when we describe the volume of the music and how loud or soft the music is.

a)

dynamics

b)

tempo

c)

notation

d)

articulation

42.

Tempo term: gradually getting faster.

a)

prestissimo

b)

largo

c)

ritardando (rit.)

d)

accelerando (accel.)

43.

Articulation term: a musical sentence.

a)

tie

b)

slur

c)

phrase

d)

dynamics

44.

Articulation term: a curved line that connects two notes of the same pitch (letter name).

a)

tie

b)

slur

c)

tempo

d)

dynamics

45.

Notation symbol: this symbol indicates an added ending.

(a)  

46.

Notation Symbol: this symbol separates measures from one another and indicates the start of a new measure.

(a)  

47.

Notation Symbol: this symbol indicates that we will repeat the section that comes before it.

(a)  

48.

Notation Symbol: this symbol tells us where the letter names (pitches) will be placed on the staff. For this, we use FACE in the spaces and EGBDF on the lines.

(a)  

49.

Notation Symbol: this symbol tells us where the letter names (pitches) will be placed on the staff. For this, we use ACEG in the spaces and GBDFA on the lines.

(a)  

50.

Notation Symbol: this symbol means there is an added ending.

a)

coda

b)

bar line

c)

double bar line

d)

repeat sign

51.

Notation Symbol: this symbol is made up of two vertical lines that signal the end of a section of music.

a)

coda

b)

bar line

c)

double bar line

d)

repeat sign

52.

Notation symbol: this symbol indicates a section should be repeated and looks like two vertical lines and two dots.

a)

coda

b)

bar line

c)

double bar line

d)

repeat sign

53.

Notation Symbol: this symbol is one vertical line that divides the staff into measures.

a)

coda

b)

bar line

c)

double bar line

d)

repeat sign

54.

Articulation term: a curved line that connects two or more notes of different pitches (letter names). It tells us that these notes are performed legato, meaning smooth and connected.

a)

tie

b)

slur

c)

phrase

d)

dynamics

55.

Dynamics term: very soft.

a)

dynamics

b)

pianissimo (pp)

c)

fortissimo (ff)

d)

fermata

56.

Dynamics term: very loud.

a)

pianissimo (pp)

b)

dynamics

c)

fortissimo (ff)

d)

fermata

57.

Dynamics term: medium loud.

a)

mezzo piano (mp)

b)

fortissimo (ff)

c)

mezzo forte (mf)

d)

forte (f)

58.

Dynamics term: medium soft or quiet.

a)

mezzo forte (mf)

b)

mezzo piano (mp)

c)

piano (p)

d)

crescendo (cresc.)

59.

Tempo term: a moderate or medium pace (between andante and allegro).

a)

presto

b)

ritardando (rit.)

c)

largo

d)

moderato

60.

Tempo term: a walking pace.

a)

andante

b)

presto

c)

allegro

d)

largo

61.

Tempo term: a quick, fast pace.

a)

presto

b)

largo

c)

andante

d)

allegro

62.

Notation symbol: music is written on this.

a)

staff

b)

bar line

c)

coda

d)

fermata

63.

Notation symbol: the top number in a time signature tells us what?

a)

the number of beats in a measure

b)

which type of note gets the beat

c)

how many sharps or flats we have

64.

Notation symbol: the bottom number of a time signature tells us what?

a)

how many beats per measure

b)

which type of note gets the beat

c)

how many sharps or flats we have

65.

Notation symbol: this symbol means to hold a note longer than its original value.

a)

fermata

b)

presto

c)

adagio

d)

tempo

66.

Tempo term: fast.

a)

fermata

b)

presto

c)

adagio

d)

tempo

67.

Tempo term: slow.

a)

fermata

b)

presto

c)

adagio

d)

tempo

68.

Articulation term: to play/sing smooth and connected.

(a)  

69.

Articulation term: to play/sing short and detached/separated.

(a)  

70.

Dynamics term: piano (p).

a)

loud

b)

soft or quiet

c)

gradually get louder

d)

gradually get softer

71.

Dynamics term: crescendo (cresc).

a)

loud

b)

soft

c)

gradually get louder

d)

gradually get softer

72.

Dynamics term: forte (f).

a)

loud

b)

soft

c)

gradually get louder

d)

gradually get softer

73.

Dynamics term: decrescendo (decresc).

a)

loud

b)

soft

c)

gradually get louder

d)

gradually get softer

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