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Music Theory - Rhythm

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Rhythm
a)
the forward movement of music in time and the basis for "keeping time" in music
b)
an interval with pitches sounded consecutively
c)
treble and bass clef staves joined by a bracket
d)
the symbol that shows how many beats are in a measure and what kind of note gets one beat.
2.

Bar Line

a)

a thin vertical line that separates measures

b)

the symbol that shows how many beats are in a measure and what kind of note gets one beat.

c)

a rest for half of a beat

d)

gradually louder

3.

Measure

a)

the standard of measurement in music in which bar lines separate rhythms into manageable sections

b)

the standard five lines and four spaces on which music is written

c)

two or more pitches sounded at the same time to create purposefully a pleasant or unpleasant sound

d)

moving in an upward pattern

4.

time signature

a)

the symbol at the beginning of a piece of music that indicates how notes will be grouped in the measures

b)

a sign used to show lower pitches on the staff

c)

a short, horizontal line that allows a note to be written outside the staff; also spelled leger

d)

a list of sharps or flats at the beginning of a staff line that indicate what scale, i.e. key, is in use

5.

This symbol is worth 1/2 a beat of silence. What is it called?

a)

8th Note

b)

8th Rest

c)

Whole Rest

d)

Dotted Quarter Note

6.

This symbol is worth 2 beats of sound. What is it called?

a)

Half Note

b)

Quarter Note

c)

8th Note

d)

Dotted Half Note

7.

This symbol is worth 2 beats of silence. What is it called?

a)

Half Note

b)

Half Rest

c)

Whole Note

d)

Whole Rest

8.

This symbol is worth 4 beats of silence. What is it called?

a)

Half Note

b)

Half Rest

c)

Whole Note

d)

Whole Rest

9.

This symbol is worth 1 beat of sound. What is it called?

a)

8th Note

b)

16th Note

c)

Quarter Note

d)

Half Note

10.

This symbol is worth 1 beat of silence. What is it called?

a)

8th Rest

b)

16th Rest

c)

Quarter Rest

d)

Half Rest

11.

Which one of these is a quarter note?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Which one of these is an eighth note?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

How many beats does this get?

a)

2 beats

b)

1/4 a beat

c)

1 beat

d)

1/2 a beat

14.

How many beats does an eighth note get?

a)

1 beat

b)

1/8 a beat

c)

1/2 a beat

d)

1/4 a beat

15.

What is this?

a)

Eighth rest

b)

A flat

c)

Quarter rest

d)

Quarter note

16.

What is this?

a)

Half note

b)

Whole note

c)

Half rest

d)

Sixteenth note

17.

Which one of these is a Half rest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Which one of these is a Whole rest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

In this time signature how beats per measure are there?

(a)  

20.

What divides music into measures?

a)

barlines

b)

stems

c)

notes

d)

pulse

21.

The area of notes between barlines is called what?

a)

a measure

b)

pulse

c)

beat

d)

rhythm

22.

How many beats go in a measure here?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

23.
TEMPO describes the __________ of the Music...
a)
Length
b)
Volume
c)
Speed
d)
Height
24.
Fast Tempo
a)
FORTE
b)
ALLEGRO
c)
MODERATO
d)
ANDANTE
25.

Medium tempo

a)
MODERATO
b)
ALLEGRO
c)
GRAVE
d)
ANDANTE
26.

Slow tempo

a)
MODERATO
b)
ALLEGRO
c)

LARGO

d)
ANDANTE
27.

The top number of a time signature tells you what?

a)

How many beats are in the measure.

b)

How many beats are in a song.

c)

4 notes are in each measure

d)

A quarter note receives 1 beat.

28.

The bottom 4 in a 4/4 time signature tells you?

a)

A whole note receives one beat.

b)

Quarter note receives one beat.

c)

There are 4 beats in a measure.

d)

There are 4 beats in a song.