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Music Theory Basics

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Draw the staff using the treble clef that shows all flats in the key signature in the correct order. (Draw the flats in order of the acronymn device.)

2.

Draw the staff using the bass clef that shows all sharps in the key signature in the correct order. (Draw the flats in order of the acronym device.)

3.

What do we call this section of music?

a)

Time Signature

b)

Key Signature

c)

Measure

d)

Bar line

4.
What is this note
a)
half note
b)
whole note
c)
quarter note
d)
no note
5.
How many beats are in a quarter note?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
6.

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

a)

Ledger Lines

b)

Measure

c)

Staff

d)

Notes

7.

What is the name of this symbol, which makes a note sound 1/2 step lower than written?

a)

Flat

b)

Sharp

c)

Natural

d)

Double Sharp

8.
Treble clef space notes are
a)
GBDF
b)
FACE
c)
ABCD
d)
ACEG
9.
This note is a
a)
Dotted Quarter note
b)
Whole note
c)
Eighth note
d)
Quarter note
10.
What is the name of this pitch?
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
11.
What is the saying for the lines on the treble staff? 
a)
All Cows Eat Grass
b)
FACE
c)
Every Good Boy Does Fine
d)
Good Boyfriends Don't Forget Anniversaries 
12.

Answer True or False


A Whole note equal to 4 counts.

a)

True

b)

False

13.
What is this called? Please use both names.
a)
Treble Clef or G Clef
b)
Clef or Swirl Clef
c)
High Clef or Low Clef
d)
Art work or staff
14.

What note is this?

a)

Sharp F

b)

Hashtag F

c)

F Sharp

d)

F

15.

What does a sharp do?

a)

LOWERS a note by a half step

b)

RAISES a note by a half step

c)

Makes the note disappear

d)

All of the above

16.

Chocolate Chip Cookies were invented by accident. Does this have anything to do with accidentals in music?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I like cookies

d)

Huh?

17.

This note receives how many beats?

a)

1/2 beat

b)

1/4 beat

c)

1 1/2 beat

d)

3/4 beat

18.

1 quarter note + 2 eighth notes = __________ beats

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.
a)
F#
b)
Bb and Eb
c)
Bb, Eb, and Ab
d)
C
20.

The key signature shown here is:

a)

Db major

b)

Bb major

c)

Gb major

d)

Eb major

21.

Write the name of the key signature in the space provided. (1 point each)

(a)  

22.

Write the name of the key signature in the space provided. (1 point each)

(a)  

23.

How many spaces are in the musical staff?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

24.

How many lines are in the musical staff?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

25.
Which best defines a musical staff:
a)
The solfege holder
b)
5 lines and 4 spaces
c)
My hand
d)
The employees at guitaar center