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General Music Knowledge Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many lines does a music staff have?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

6

d)

5

2.

How many beats does a whole note get?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

What music note is this?

a)

Half note

b)

Quarter note

c)

Whole note

4.

What music note is this?

a)

Half note

b)

Quarter note whole note

c)

Dotted half note

d)

whole Note

5.

What music note is this?

a)

quarter note

b)

Whole note

c)

Eighth notes

d)

Half note

6.

What is the name of these type of notes?

a)

Quarters

b)

Eighth Notes

c)

Half Notes

d)

Sixteenth Notes

7.

What music note is this?

a)

Half note

b)

Quarter note

c)

Dotted half note

d)

Eighth notes

8.

What music note is this?

a)

Two eighth notes

b)

Quarter note

c)

Half note

d)

Whole note

9.

How many beat does a quarter note last?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

How many beats does a dotted half note lasts?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

11.

Find the sum 

a)

6

b)

5

c)

4

d)

3

12.
a)
C
b)
D
c)
F
d)
E
13.
a)
C
b)
D
c)
F
d)
E
14.
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
15.

Which term describes "organized sound"?

a)

Rhythm

b)

Melody

c)

Music

d)

Timbre

16.

What is the "pulse of the music" called?

a)

Beat

b)

Harmony

c)

Dynamics

d)

Genre

17.

Which term refers to "a pattern of long and short sounds and silences"?

a)

Melody

b)

Rhythm

c)

Tempo

d)

Timbre

18.

What is the "main tune" in music known as?

a)

Harmony

b)

Genre

c)

Melody

d)

Dynamics

19.

What does "Harmony" refer to in music?

a)

The speed of the music

b)

The unique sound of each instrument

c)

2 or more notes played at the same time

d)

The type or style

20.

What does "Genre" mean in music?

a)

The type or style

b)

The speed of the music

c)

Louds and softs

d)

The main tune

21.

What are "Dynamics" in music?

a)

The unique sound of each instrument

b)

Louds and softs

c)

The pulse of the music

d)

The main tune

22.

What does "Tempo" refer to in music?

a)

The speed of the music

b)

The main tune

c)

The type or style

d)

Vibrations

23.

What are the extensions of the Music Staff called?

a)

Leger (or Ledger) Line

b)

Grand Staff

c)

A-Line

d)

Rest Line

24.

What is this Music Symbol?

a)

Bass Clef

b)

Double Clef

c)

Figure F

d)

Dot Figure

25.

What are the extensions of the Music Staff called?

a)

Leger (or Ledger) Line

b)

Grand Staff

c)

A-Line

d)

Rest Line

26.

What is this music symbol called?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Double Clef

c)

Staff Wrap

d)

Figure G

27.

A _____________ cancels out any accidental and returns a note to its original white key.

a)

neutral

b)

natural

c)

normal

d)

nominal

28.

A ______________ raises the pitch of a note by one half step.

a)

sharp

b)

flat

c)

double sharp

d)

double flat

29.

A ______________ lowers the pitch of a note by one half step.

a)

sharp

b)

flat

c)

double sharp

d)

double flat

30.

The __________ note has the longest duration.

a)

whole

b)

half

c)

quarter

d)

eighth

e)

sixteenth

31.

Bar lines divide the staff into _______________.

a)

units

b)

counts

c)

measures

d)

subdivisions

32.

The top number in a time signature tells you what?

a)

What gets the beat in a measure.

b)

Who gets the beat in a measure.

c)

How many beats are in a measure.

d)

Why are there so many beats in the measure.

33.

The bottom number in a time signature tells you what?

a)

What gets the beat in a measure.

b)

Who gets the beat in a measure.

c)

How many beats are in a measure.

d)

Why are there so many beats in the measure.

34.

What is the formula for creating a major scale?

a)

W W W h W W h

b)

W W h W h W W

c)

W W h W W W h

d)

h W W h W W W

35.
a)
A
b)
C
c)
G
d)
E
36.
a)
C
b)
G
c)
B
d)
A
37.
a)
A
b)
G
c)
E
d)
F
38.
a)
C
b)
E
c)
A
d)
G
39.
a)
B
b)
C
c)
A
d)
F
40.
In the Bass Clef staff, the names of the notes on the lines from bottom to top are...
a)
FACE
b)
EGBDF
c)
GBDFA
d)
ACEG