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WorksheetsExploring Music Literacy Concepts
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 41mins
What is the name of the symbol that represents silence in music for one beat in 4/4 time?
Quarter note
Quarter rest
Half rest
Whole note
Which clef is commonly used for notating higher-pitched instruments like the violin and flute?
Bass clef
Treble clef
Alto clef
Tenor clef
What does the time signature 3/4 mean?
Three half notes per measure
Three quarter notes per measure
Four quarter notes per measure
Three eighth notes per measure
Which dynamic marking indicates to play very softly?
f
mf
p
pp
What is the name of the symbol that tells a musician to play a note for half the value of a quarter note?
Eighth note
Sixteenth note
Whole note
Half note
Which clef is used for lower range instruments such as the tuba or the cello?
Treble
Bass
percussion
Alto
If a piece is marked "forte," how should it be played?
Very softly
Moderately loud
Loud
Softly
Which note value receives one beat in 4/4 time?
Whole note
Half note
Quarter note
Eighth note
Which marking means to play "medium loud"?
mp
crescendo
mf
ff
A piece of music has the dynamic marking "crescendo." What should the musician do?
Gradually get softer
Play at the same volume
Gradually get louder
Play very softly
How do we organize music
into systems and measures
sentences and words
We don't
#4 with extra fries
A measure in 3/4 time contains one dotted half note. Does this fill the measure?
Yes, it fills the measure
No, it is too short
No, it is too long
Only if played softly
Which combination of notes would correctly fill a measure in 2/4 time?
One half note
Two whole notes
Four quarter notes
One quarter note and one eighth note
What does a dot next a note do?
it tells you to play the note loud
it halves the value of the note
It adds half the value of the original note
It tells the player to repeat to the previous section
What musical symbol tell you to hold a note for longer than normal?
an accent. it looks like this >
A treble clef. it looks kinda like this & but not really
A Fermata. it looks like an arch overtop a period
a legato. it looks like a dash --
A student is given a short melody in 3/4 time and asked to add dynamics to make it more expressive. Which of the following would be a good approach?
Play every note at the same volume
Add a crescendo in the middle and decrescendo at the end
Only use forte throughout
Ignore dynamics
On the treble clef staff, what is the note on the topmost line
F
Zb
G
A
A piece of music alternates between "piano" and "forte" every measure. What effect does this have on the music?
It creates a steady, unchanging sound
It adds dynamic contrast and excitement
It makes the music slower
It makes the music sound monotone
What is the note on the very bottom space of the treble clef staff?
C
F
H
A
What does this symbol mean?
Gradually Louder
Gradually Softer
Very Loud
Very Soft
Medium Soft
The dynamic tells us to sing _______
Quiet
Gradually getting quieter
Gradually getting louder
Loud
What note is on the very bottom line of the treble clef staf?
A
E
C
G
What is the name of this symbol?
Sharp
Flat
Natural
Fermata
A _________________ separates the staff into measures
line
bar line
line
staff
This image is a half rest
True
False
