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Music Symbols Quiz

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the symbol that indicates the end of a piece of music?

a)

Bar Line

b)

Double Bar Line

c)

Measure

d)

Time Signature

2.

Which symbol is used to separate measures in a piece of music?

a)

Bar Line

b)

Double Bar Line

c)

Measure

d)

Time Signature

3.

What does the time signature in music indicate?

a)

The end of a piece

b)

The number of beats in a measure

c)

The separation of measures

d)

The start of a piece

4.

What is the name of the set of five horizontal lines used in music notation?

a)

Ledger Lines

b)

Staff

c)

Bar Lines

d)

Clef

5.

What is defined as a series of single pitches that create a musical idea; the memorable tune?

a)

Harmony

b)

Melody

c)

Rhythm

d)

Dynamics

6.

Which term describes two or more pitches sounding at the same time to produce a chord?

a)

Melody

b)

Rhythm

c)

Harmony

d)

Tempo

7.

What is the term for a pattern of note and rest durations moving through time; sounds and silences and how long?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Rhythm

c)

Mood

d)

Instrumentation

8.

Which element of music refers to the speed at which the beat moves?

a)

Tempo

b)

Dynamics

c)

Harmony

d)

Mood

9.

What is the term for the louds and quiets in music; volume?

a)

Instrumentation

b)

Dynamics

c)

Rhythm

d)

Melody

10.

Which element of music is described as the feeling or character of the music?

a)

Mood

b)

Tempo

c)

Harmony

d)

Instrumentation

11.

What is the combination of instruments and voices used in a piece of music called?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Instrumentation

c)

Rhythm

d)

Melody

12.

What is a form of choral music consisting of secular songs arranged for several vocal parts?

a)

Part Song

b)

Opera

c)

Variation

d)

Symphony

13.

Which term describes a formal compositional technique where musical materials are repeated in an altered form?

a)

Variation

b)

Soul

c)

Opera

d)

Symphony

14.

What is an elaborate musical composition for a full orchestra, usually having four separate movements?

a)

Symphony

b)

Part Song

c)

Soul

d)

Opera

15.

Which music genre originated among the African American community in the 1950s and combines elements of gospel music with R&B and jazz?

a)

Soul

b)

Opera

c)

Symphony

d)

Variation

16.

What is a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists?

a)

Opera

b)

Part Song

c)

Variation

d)

Soul

17.

What are ledger lines?

a)

Lines that extend the staff to accommodate notes above or below it

b)

Lines that separate measures in music

c)

Lines that indicate the tempo of a piece

d)

Lines that show the dynamics of a piece

18.

How many lines are there in the staff?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

9

d)

7

19.

What note is this?

a)

F

b)

A

c)

C

d)

E

20.

What is this symbol called?

a)

ledger line

b)

treble clef

c)

staff

d)

note

21.

Name this note:

a)

F

b)

A

c)

C

d)

E

22.

Name this note:

a)

E

b)

G

c)

B

d)

D

e)

F

23.

Which of the following notes is an E?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
24.

Name this note:

a)

A

b)

E

c)

G

d)

B

25.

Name this note:

a)

F

b)

A

c)

B

d)

D

26.

Which of the following notes is a B?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
27.

Name this note:

a)

G

b)

A

c)

B

d)

D

28.

What is the name of the lines that are added when the note is too high or too low to be written on the staff?

a)

Imaginary line

b)

Added line

c)

Ledger line

d)

Compound line

29.

Which of the following notes is an F?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
30.

Name this note:

a)

A

b)

B

c)

E

d)

C

31.

Which of the following notes is a C?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

What are the line notes of the treble clef?

a)

G B F A D

b)

E G B D F

c)

B A C D G

d)

A B C D E

33.
What are the letters of the Musical alphabet?
a)
s,t,u,v,w,x,y,,z
b)
a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h
c)
a,b,c,d,e,f,g
d)
j,k,l,m,n,o,p
34.
How are the pattern sets of BLACK KEYS grouped?
a)
only sets of 3's
b)
only sets of 2's
c)
there are no black keys
d)
sets of 2's and 3's
35.

What is the name of the highlighted note?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

C

d)

D

36.

What is the name of the highlighted note?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

E

d)

F

37.

What is the name of the highlighted note?

a)

D

b)

A

c)

C

d)

B

38.

What is the name of the highlighted note?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

39.

What is the name of the highlighted note?

a)

F

b)

E

c)

D

d)

C

40.

What is the name of the highlighted note?

a)

G

b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

41.

What are some rules that make a good melody? (check all that apply)

a)

No skips

b)

Starts and ends on the same note

c)

Includes a key change in the middle

d)

Use more steps than skips

42.

What does stepwise mean?

a)

Notes moving up or down a scale by step

b)

Notes jumping around a scale

c)

Being really good at remembering dance moves

d)

The main purpose of a Fitbit

43.

What makes a melody interesting?

a)

Adding Rhythm

b)

Changing Tempo

c)

Changing Instruments

d)

Changing Form

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