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Time Signature

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In 2/4 time, how many beats are there per measure?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
1
d)
2
2.
In any time signature, what does the number on the bottom tell you?
a)
How many beats per measure
b)
How many seconds per measure
c)
What type of note gets the beat
d)
The denominator
3.
A time signature has how many numbers in it?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
4.
If a song has three beats per measure, the top number is-
a)
4
b)
could be anything
c)
3
d)
6
5.
If it takes 4 quarter notes to fill a measure the time signature could be-
a)
4 over 4
b)
4 over 8
c)
4 over 1
d)
4 over 2
6.

What does the top number of a time signature tell us?

a)

How many beats are in the song

b)

What type of note gets the beats

c)

How many beats are in a measure

d)

How loud the song is

7.

Please pick the time signature that shows 4 beats per measure with the quarter note getting the beat.

a)

2/4

b)

2/2

c)

4/4

d)

3/4

8.

Please pick the time signature that shows 3 beats per measure with the quarter note getting the beat.

a)

3/4

b)

4/4

c)

6/8

d)

2/2

9.

The Time Signature lives in the staff.

It's very important.

 It tells you how many ____ are in each bar of music.

a)

Rhythms

b)

Beats

c)

Melodies

d)

Numbers

10.

How many beats are in this rhythm pattern?

Protip: Every rhythm gets 1 beat EXCEPT the half note.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

11.

You know everything now.

Choose the correct Time Signature for the following example;

But Ms. Carpenter, how do I do this? Add up the number of beats in one measure (the first one)

a)

2/4

b)

4/4

c)

2/4

d)

5/4

12.
how many beats are in each measure of music?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
8
13.
How many beats are in each measure of music?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
8
d)
3
14.

What does 2/4 means?

a)

Two crotchet beats in a bar

b)

Two over four

c)

Two minim beats in a bar

d)

four crotchet beats in a bar

15.

What does 4/4 means?

a)

four quaver in a bar

b)

four over four

c)

Four crotchet beat in a bar

d)

four minim in a bar

16.

This is_______?

a)

Four minim beats in a bar

b)

Four quaver beats in a bar

c)

Four semibreve beats in a bar

d)

Four crotchet beats in a bar

17.

How many beats does a quarter note get?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

How many beats does a half note get?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.

How many beats does a whole note get?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.

How many beats does an eighth note get?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

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