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WorksheetsExploring Music Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3mins
Which note receives one beat in 4/4 time?
Whole note
Quarter note
Half note
Eighth note
What is the name of the symbol that tells you to play loudly?
Piano
Forte
Mezzo
Crescendo
Which rest lasts for two beats in 4/4 time?
Whole rest
Quarter rest
Half rest
Eighth rest
What does a sharp ( ♯ ) symbol do to a note?
Makes it lower by a half step
Makes it higher by a half step
Makes it louder
Makes it softer
Which dynamic marking means to play softly?
f
p
mf
ff
What is the name of the symbol that means to hold a note longer than its value?
Fermata
Staccato
Accent
Tie
Which articulation mark tells you to play a note short and detached?
Accent
Staccato
Slur
Tenuto
What is the name of the five lines and four spaces where music notes are written?
Bar line
Staff
Clef
Measure
If a measure in 4/4 time has a half note and two quarter notes, how many beats are in the measure?
2
3
4
5
A piece of music has the dynamic marking "mf." How should you play it?
Very softly
Moderately loud
Very loud
Moderately soft
If you see a slur connecting two different notes, what should you do?
Play them short and separated
Play them smoothly and connected
Play them loudly
Play them with an accent
Which combination of notes would fill one measure in 3/4 time?
Three quarter notes
Two half notes
Four quarter notes
One whole note
If a note has a dot after it, what happens to its length?
It is cut in half
It is doubled
It increases by half its value
It stays the same
You see a crescendo symbol in your music. What should you do as you play?
Get softer
Get louder
Play faster
Play slower
A measure contains a quarter note, two eighth notes, and a half note. How many beats does this measure have in 4/4 time?
3
4
5
6
If you want to make a note last for three beats in 4/4 time, which note or combination would you use?
Dotted half note
Half note
Quarter note
Whole note
A piece starts softly (p), then has a crescendo to forte (f). How should you plan your playing?
Start loud and get softer
Start soft and gradually get louder
Play everything at the same volume
Play only the last note loudly
You see a passage marked with staccato dots and a dynamic marking of "ff." How should you play it?
Short and very loud
Smooth and very soft
Long and moderately loud
Short and very soft
If a measure in 4/4 time has a half note, a quarter note, and two eighth notes, is the measure complete? Explain your reasoning.
Yes, it has 4 beats
No, it has 3.5 beats
Yes, it has 3 beats
No, it has 5 beats
You are playing a piece with a repeated section marked with a crescendo and then a decrescendo. How should you interpret and perform this passage?
Get louder, then softer as you repeat the section
Stay at the same volume throughout
Play only the first time louder
Play only the second time softer
