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Music Reading Level 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Composers use different dynamics to make music _________________________.

a)

more interesting

b)

less engaging

c)

easier to play

d)

more complex

2.

What is a muscle that extends across the bottom of your rib cage and helps you breathe?

a)

Diaphragm

b)

Pectoralis

c)

Intercostals

d)

Abdominals

3.

What do we use to divide the music into groups of beats?

a)

Barlines

b)

Clefs

c)

Notes

d)

Rests

4.

What dynamic marking means medium soft?

a)

mf

b)

mp

c)

mpf

d)

mfz

5.

Which note is equivalent to two eighth notes?

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Half Note

c)

Whole Note

d)

Sixteenth Note

6.

The names we assign musical notes (do, re, mi...) are called _________.

a)

Solfeggio

b)

Harmony

c)

Melody

d)

Rhythm

7.

There are _____________ beats.

a)

Strong and Weak

b)

Fast and Slow

c)

Loud and Soft

d)

High and Low

8.

Which symbol represents a note that lasts for 4 beats in simple time?

a)

Half Note

b)

Quarter Note

c)

Whole Note

d)

Eighth Note

9.

What do we call an original piece of music?

a)

Composition

b)

Improvisation

c)

Arrangement

d)

Cover

10.

The 5 tone scale consisting of Do, Re, Mi, So, and La is known as the ___________________.

a)

Pentatonic Scale

b)

Major Scale

c)

Minor Scale

d)

Chromatic Scale

11.

When 4 of these notes are beamed together, we clap and say "ti-ka-ti-ka".

a)

Sixteenth Notes

b)

Fourth Notes

c)

Quarter Notes

d)

Eighth Notes

12.

The __________________ indicates how many beats are in each measure.

a)

Time Signature

b)

Tempo Marking

c)

Key Signature

d)

Dynamics

13.

_____________ is the different patterns of sound.

a)

Melody

b)

Harmony

c)

Rhythm

d)

Tempo

14.

A phrase is a musical ______________________.

a)

sentence

b)

melody

c)

note

d)

scale

15.

What do we call the lowest to the highest pitch that can be sung or played?

a)

Scale

b)

Range

c)

Chord

d)

Melody

16.

An Ostinato is a ________________________________________.

a)

a long complex musical composition.

b)

a short repeated rhythmic or melodic pattern.

c)

a type of musical instrument.

d)

a genre of classical music.

17.

The four different singing voices are ___________________, ___________________, _____________________, and ___________________.

a)

Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass

b)

Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Baritone, and Bass

c)

Soprano, Alto, Countertenor, and Bass

d)

Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Baritone

18.

The steady pulse or heartbeat of music is also called the _________.

a)

Rhythm

b)

Tempo

c)

Beat

d)

Melody

19.

What does "decrescendo" mean?

a)

Gradually get softer

b)

Gradually get louder

c)

A sudden change in tempo

d)

A type of musical scale

20.

This symbol indicates silence for 1 beat in simple time and we say "sa".

a)

Quarter Rest

b)

Half Rest

c)

Whole Rest

d)

Eighth Rest