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6th Grade Beginning Music Theory

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 3hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the symbol that represents a musical sound?

a)

Note

b)

Rest

c)

Staff

d)

Clef

2.

Which clef is also known as the G clef?

a)

Bass Clef

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Alto Clef

d)

Tenor Clef

3.

The Bass Clef is also known as the ____ Clef?

a)

A Clef

b)

F Clef

c)

G Clef

d)

B Clef

4.

How many lines are there on a standard music staff?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

5.

Which note is located on the second line from the bottom of the treble clef staff?

a)

G

b)

F

c)

E

d)

D

6.

What is the definition of music?

a)

A type of food

b)

Organized sound

c)

A kind of sport

d)

A painting

7.

Which note is on the bottom line of the bass clef staff?

a)

G

b)

E

c)

A

d)

F

8.

Which time signature means there are 4 beats in each measure and a quarter note gets one beat?

a)

2/42/4

b)

3/43/4

c)

4/44/4

d)

6/86/8

9.

What is a staff in music?

a)

A group of singers

b)

Five lines and four spaces for writing music notes

c)

A type of instrument

d)

A musical rest

10.

If you see a half note followed by two quarter notes in a measure, how many beats are there in total (in 4/44/4 time)?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

11.

Which of the following is a correct basic rhythm pattern in 4/44/4 time?

a)

Four quarter notes

b)

Three half notes

c)

Two whole notes

d)

Five quarter notes

12.

If a note is on the third space of the treble clef, what note is it?

a)

C

b)

E

c)

A

d)

B

13.

Which note is found on the second line from the top in the bass clef?

a)

D

b)

F

c)

A

d)

C

14.

A measure in 4/44/4 time contains two quarter notes and one half note. How many beats are left to fill the measure?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

4

15.

A student writes a measure in 4/44/4 time with one quarter note, one half note, and one eighth note. Is this measure complete? Explain your reasoning.

a)

Yes, because the notes add up to 4 beats

b)

No, because the notes add up to less than 4 beats

c)

Yes, because the notes add up to more than 4 beats

d)

No, because the notes add up to more than 4 beats

16.

What is the name of the symbol that indicates silence in music?

a)

Clef

b)

Rest

c)

Bar line

d)

Note

17.

Which note is found on the first space from the bottom in the treble clef?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

E

d)

F

18.

Which symbol is used to separate measures in written music?

a)

Clef

b)

Note

c)

Rest

d)

Bar line

19.

How many beats would be in a measure with this time signature?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

12

d)

4

20.
What is a Measure?
a)
How many notes are in a song
b)
A rhythm
c)
The space between bar lines
21.

The five horizontal lines music is written on is called a....

a)

Ledger Lines

b)

Measure

c)

Staff

d)

Notes

22.

What is the name of this note?

a)

half note

b)

quarter note

c)

whole note

d)

8th note

23.

What is the name of this note?

a)

whole note

b)

quarter note

c)

half note

d)

8th note

24.

This note receives how many beats?

a)

1/2 beat

b)

1/4 beat

c)

1 beat

d)

3/4 beat

25.

Name the note.

a)

8th note

b)

quarter note

c)

Half Notes

d)

whole note

26.
a)

treble clef

b)

bass clef

27.

a)

treble clef

b)

bass clef

28.

What are the lines and spaces to treble clef?

a)

ABCDE and FGAB

b)

ACEGB and GBDF

c)

EGBDF and FACE

d)

FACEG and ACEG

29.

What is a Measure?

a)

distance between bar lines

b)

marks the end of the music

c)

added lines above or below the staff

30.
How many beats are in a half rest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
3
31.
What is this called, between the bar lines? 
a)
2 barlines on a staff
b)
2  whole rests in 2 measures
c)
a Staff with barlines shown
d)
A Measure between 2 barlines
32.
What is this rest called?
a)
Whole Rest
b)
Half Rest
c)
Quarter Rest
d)
Sixteenth Rest
33.

What are the lines and spaces to bass clef?

a)

EGBDF and FGHI

b)

ACEDS and EGBD

c)

ACDBF and ACEG

d)

GBDFA and ACEG

34.

How many letters are in the musical alphabet?

(a)