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Stage 4/5 Music Quiz - General Knowledge

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of this note?

a)

Semibreve

(whole note)

b)

Minim

(half note)

c)

Crotchet

(quarter note)

d)

Quaver

(eighth note)

2.

What is the name of this note?

a)

Semibreve

(whole note)

b)

Crotchet

(quarter note)

c)

Minim

(half note)

d)

Quaver

(eighth note)

3.

What is the name of this note?

a)

Quaver

(eighth note)

b)

Semibreve

(whole note)

c)

Minim

(half note)

d)

Crotchet

(quarter note)

4.

What musical symbol is this?

a)

Semibreve rest

(whole note)

b)

Crotchet rest

(quarter note)

c)

Minim rest

(half note)

d)

Quaver rest

(eighth note)

5.
What is this symbol?
a)

Quavers

(Eighth notes)

b)

Crotchets

(Quarter notes)

c)

Minims

(Half Notes)

d)

Semiquavers

(Sixteenth Notes)

6.
How many beats is this note worth?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
3
d)
4
7.
How many beats is this note worth?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
3
d)
4
8.

Identify the music symbol

a)

Barline

b)

Repeat sign

c)

Bass clef

d)

Staff/Stave

9.

What is this music symbol?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Bass Clef

c)

Cleft chin

d)

Trouble Clef

10.

What is this music symbol?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Bass Clef

c)

Quarter rest

d)

Eighth rest

11.

What is the name of this music symbol?

a)

decrescendo

b)

crescendo

c)

staff lines

d)

treble clef

12.

When you see this music symbol, you should_________________.

a)

get softer and softer

b)

get louder and louder

c)

get louder then softer

d)

immediately play loud

13.

What is the name of this music symbol?

a)

Sign

b)

Repeat

c)

Crescendo

d)

Key signature

14.

How many lines make up the staff/stave?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

7

d)

6

15.

How many spaces are in a musical staff/stave?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

5

d)

2

16.
What are the notes in the musical alphabet?
a)
ABCDEFGHIJKL
b)
LMNOPQRS
c)
ABCDEFG
d)
QRSTUVWX
17.
The spaces in the treble clef spell a word...what is that word?
a)
FACE
b)
FEAR
c)
GABE
d)
BEAD
18.

The names of the lines on the staff are

a)

EGBDF

b)

GBDFA

c)

FACE

d)

ACEG

19.

Which musical term means "loud"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Which musical term means "soft"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

The musical term "pizzicato", means to (a)   the string

22.

The musical term "glissando" means to (a)   from one pitch to another

23.

The musical term "staccato" means, to play the notes (a)   and disconnected

24.

The musical term "legato" means, to play the notes (a)   and well connected.

25.

The musical term "accelerando" means, to gradually get (a)  

26.

The musical term "crescendo" means to gradually get (a)  

27.

The musical term "ostinato" means to play a (a)   rhythm

28.

The musical terms "ritardando" or "rallentando" mean to gradually get (a)  

29.

The musical terms "descrescendo" or "diminuendo" mean, to gradually get (a)  

30.

The musical term "presto" means to play (a)  

31.
Name this musical symbol.
a)
Tenuto
b)
Staccato
c)
Slur
d)
Accent
32.
A staccato tells you to play a note short and detached.
a)
True
b)
False
33.

What is the speed at which a piece of music is played?

a)

Beat

b)

Rhythm

c)

Tempo

d)

Dynamics

34.

What is the steady pulse heard in music?

a)

Beat

b)

Rhythm

c)

Tempo

d)

Dynamics

35.

What is volume of a piece of music?

a)

Beat

b)

Rhythm

c)

Tempo

d)

Dynamics

36.

Forte means

a)

Loud

b)

Quiet

c)

Medium Loud

d)

Very Quiet

37.

An Ostinato is

a)

A repeat sign.

b)

A pattern that repeats

c)

A song that is sung at different times

38.

RHYTHM is

a)

the pattern of sounds and silence in music

b)

the steady pulse of the music

c)

always the same

d)

the same as timbre

39.

A musical term meaning ‘to get louder’

a)

Forte

b)

Diminuendo

c)

Crescendo

d)

Piano

40.

The combination of musical sounds played at the same time.

a)

Crescendo

b)

Flat

c)

Harmony

d)

Rhythm

41.

Showing of feelings

a)

creative

b)

performance

c)

vibration

d)

expression

42.

If I describe a piece of music as being thin, what am I describing?

a)

Tempo

b)

Dynamics

c)

Texture

d)

Timbre

43.

The piece of music a verse and a chorus. What am I describing?

a)

Tempo

b)

Structure

c)

Dynamics

d)

Texture

44.

Merrily We Roll Along is made of mostly crotchets.

a)

Tempo

b)

Dynamics

c)

Duration

d)

Texture

45.

Which of these Italian words mean quiet?

a)

forte

b)

fortissimo

c)

crescendo

d)

piano

46.

What is the definition of Acapella?

a)

voice, no instruments

b)

instruments, no voice

c)

ice cream, no cherry

47.

one who creates music compositions

a)

interval

b)

writer

c)

composer

d)

phrase

48.

Sounds when played together that are stable and pleasing to the ear. Best Answer

a)

Consonant

b)

Simultaneous

c)

Dissonant

d)

Triads

49.

Sounds that are clashing with each other are called...

a)

Consonant

b)

Simultaneous

c)

Dissonant

d)

Triads

50.

Indicates the range of pitches that are represented in the music; it is located on the left of the staff

a)

Time Signature

b)

Fermata

c)

Clef

d)

Key Signature