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January Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many lines are in the musical staff?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

2.

How many spaces are there in the musical staff?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

3.

Which letters are in the MUSICAL alphabet?

a)

EFGHIJK

b)

ABCDEFG

c)

TUVWXYZ

d)

HIJKLMNOP

4.

In which situation can you open your instrument case?

a)

In your lap

b)

On a moving vehicle

c)

While going for a jog

d)

Flat on the floor

5.

How many beats does a whole note get?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

How many beats does a quarter note get?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

What does the top number tell you in a time signature?

a)

which note gets the beat

b)

how many beats are in a measure

c)

when to play

d)

how long you have to play

8.

What is duration?

a)

how high or low a sound is

b)

how long a sound is

c)

how loud a sound is

d)

how soft a sound is

9.

This musical term describes the area between 2 barlines

a)

note head

b)

whole note

c)

measure

d)

time signature

10.

What kind of note is this?

a)

half

b)

silent

c)

whole

d)

quarter

11.

What kind of note is this?

a)

Half

b)

Silent

c)

Whole

d)

Quarter

12.

How many beats does a quarter note get?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

13.

What kind of note is this?

a)

Quarter

b)

Silent

c)

Half

d)

Whole

14.

How many beats does a whole note get?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

15.

What kind of rest is this?

a)

Quarter Rest

b)

Whole Rest

c)

Half Rest

d)

Loud Rest

16.

What are the vertical lines between measures?

a)

Double Bar Line

b)

Rainbows

c)

Measure Line

d)

Bar Lines

17.

What kind of rest is this?

a)

Quarter

b)

Silent

c)

Half

d)

Whole

18.

How many beats does a half note get?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.

What clef is this?

a)

Alto Clef

b)

Bass Clef

c)

Treble Clef

d)

Tenor Clef

20.

What clef symbol is this?

a)

Bass

b)

Treble

c)

Alto

d)

Tenor

21.

How many PULSES are there in a whole note?

a)

1

b)

8

c)

4

d)

2

22.

How many PULSES are there in a half note?

a)

1

b)

8

c)

4

d)

2

23.

How many PULSES are there in a quarter note?

a)

1

b)

8

c)

4

d)

2

24.

When notes on the staff are ASCENDING what direction are they going in the alphabet?

a)

Fast

b)

Backward

c)

Forward

d)

Away

25.

When notes on the staff are DESCENDING what direction are they going in the alphabet?

a)

Fast

b)

Backward

c)

Forward

d)

Away

26.

Little lines that extend the staff are called?

a)

Staff Lines

b)

Bar Lines

c)

Ledger Lines

d)

Double Bar Lines

27.

What is this?

a)

Flat

b)

Sharp

c)

Natural

d)

None of these

28.

What does this sign do to a note?

a)

Lowers the pitch by 1/2 step.

b)

Raises the pitch by 1/2 step.

c)

Cancels out a sharp or flat.

d)

None of these

29.

What is this?

a)

Flat

b)

Sharp

c)

Natural

d)

None of these

30.

What is this?

a)

Flat

b)

Sharp

c)

Natural

d)

None of these

31.

What does this symbol do to a pitch?

a)

Lower the pitch by a half step.

b)

Raises the pitch by a half step.

c)

Cancels out a previous sharp or flat.

32.

What does a Sharp do to a note?

a)

A sharp raises the pitch by a half step.

b)

A sharp raises the pitch by one step.

c)

A sharp lowers the pitch by a half step.

d)

Keeps the note the same pitch.

33.

What does a Natural sign do to a note?

a)

A natural sign keeps all the sharps and flat notes in place.

b)

A natural sign cancels out previous sharp and flat notes.

34.

What does a Flat do to a note?

a)

A flat raises the pitch by a 1/2 step.

b)

A flat lowers the pitch by 1 step.

c)

A flat lowers the pitch by 1/2 step.

d)

A flat raises the pitch by 1 step.

35.
Slurs connect notes ____
a)
of the same pitch
b)
of different pitch
c)
in the same key
d)
above the staff
36.
Ties connect notes ____
a)
of different pitch
b)
of the same pitch
c)
on the same staff
d)
in the same key
37.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Accent- play with emphasis

b)

Fermata- hold until the conductor cuts off

c)

Staccato- play separated (short)

d)

Slur- tongue the first note of the curved line and then play the remaining notes within the curved line without tonguing.

38.
What's the difference between a tie and a slur?
a)
You wear a tie and you play a slur
b)
Ties are short and slurs are long
c)
Slurs connect the same note, while ties connect different notes
d)
Ties connect the same note, while slurs connect different notes 
39.
Slur or tie?
a)
slur
b)
tie
40.
Slur or tie?
a)
slur
b)
tie
41.

Slur or Tie

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

42.

What is the value of an Eighth note

a)

1 beat

b)

2 beats

c)

1/2 a beat

d)

1/8 of a beat

43.

An Eighth note looks like a quarter note with a ______ added to its stem

a)

color

b)

flag

c)

stem

d)

bar

44.

Two 8th notes can be joined together by a beam . (like in the fig.) how many beats is in a pair of 8th notes ?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

45.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Whole rest

b)

Half rest

c)

Quarter rest

d)

Eighth rest

46.

How many beats of silence does this get?

a)

1/2 a beat

b)

1 beat

c)

2 beats

d)

3 beats

47.

How many 8th notes equal a Half note

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

48.

How many beats are in this rhythm?

a)

1 beat

b)

1 & 1/2 beats

c)

2 beats

d)

3 beats

49.

Which note equals 4 Eighth notes?

a)

Quarter note

b)

Half note

c)

Dotted half note

d)

Whole note

50.

Two Eighth rests equal one _________ rest

a)

Whole

b)

Half

c)

Quarter

d)

Eighth

51.

What dos a dot do to a note?

a)

Adds 1/2 of a beat

b)

Adds 1/2 of the value of what it is dotting

c)

Makes the note longer by 1/2

d)

Adds 1 beat

52.

What should you do if you see this symbol while playing your music?

a)

Stop playing

b)

Play the section again

c)

Take a quick breath

53.

Name this symbol!

a)

Comma

b)

Bar Line

c)

Stop Playing

d)

Breath Mark