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JR III Basic Music Theory Assesment

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which clef is this?

a)

Treble clef

b)

Terrible clef

c)

Trouble clef

d)

Triple clef

2.

Which clef is this?

a)

Treble clef

b)

Base clef

c)

Fish clef

d)

Bass clef

3.

These 5 lines and 4 spaces are called a music ______?

a)

staff

b)

stuff

c)

measure

d)

time signature

4.

A ________ is the dividing line between measures.

a)

barline

b)

buffline

c)

measure

d)

clef

5.

What is this different kind of barline called?

a)

final barline

b)

fish barline

c)

flute barline

d)

Finnish barline

6.

What is this called?

a)

time signature

b)

key signature

c)

time piece

d)

time out

7.

What is the space called where you see flats, sharps, and naturals?

a)

key signature

b)

time signature

c)

key west

d)

key formation

8.

What is the space called, between the barlines, where music is written?

a)

measure

b)

master

c)

barline

d)

don't pick this one!!!

9.

What does the top number in a time signature tell you?

4 lines
10.

What are the names of the lines of the treble clef?

a)

ABCDE

b)

EGBDF

c)

ZYXWV

d)

ACEGI

11.

What are the names of the lines of the bass clef?

a)

RSTUV

b)

GFEDC

c)

GBDFA

d)

LINES

12.

Name this rest.

a)

Whole Rest

b)

Half Rest

c)

Quarter Rest

d)

Eighth Rest

13.

how many beats of rest does a whole rest have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.
What is this?
a)
Flat, makes a note lower
b)
Flat, makes a note higher
c)
Flat, cancels out sharps
d)
Flat, the note stays the same
15.

What dynamic level is this?

a)

piano (soft)

b)

mezzo-forte (medium loud)

c)

forte (loud)

d)

pianissimo (very soft)

16.
Dynamics
a)
Tempo
b)
Speed
c)
Loud
d)
Volume
17.

What dynamic level is this?

a)

fortissimo (very loud)

b)

mezzo piano (medium soft)

c)

forte (loud)

d)

pianissimo (very soft)

18.

How many beats does a quarter note get?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

1

d)

3

19.

Musical math - What is the value of the expression?

a)

4

b)

7

c)

3

d)

6

20.
What letters make up the music alphabet?
a)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
b)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
c)
A, B, C, D, E, F
d)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
21.
What is the musical term that has to do with the speed of music?
a)
Tempo
b)
Dynamics
c)
Melody
d)
Harmony
22.
What note is this?
a)
C
b)
F
c)
D
d)
A
23.
What note is this?
a)
E
b)
B
c)
F
d)
C
24.
What note is this?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
F
d)
C
25.
What note is this?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
F
d)
C
26.
What note is this?
a)
B
b)
E
c)
A
d)
D
27.
What note is this?
a)
B
b)
E
c)
A
d)
D
28.

What is this sign

a)

Sharp

b)

Natural

c)

Flat

d)

Fermata

29.

DYNAMICS describes the __________ of the Music...

a)

Length

b)

Volume

c)

Speed

d)

Height

30.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

get gradually louder (crescendo)

b)

get gradually softer (diminuendo)

c)

very loud (fortissimo)

d)

very soft (pianissimo)

31.

Which tempo is walking speed?

a)

presto

b)

andante

c)

allegro

d)

largo

32.
Fast Tempo
a)
FORTE
b)
ALLEGRO
c)
MODERATO
d)
ANDANTE
33.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Accent- play with emphasis

b)

Fermata- hold until the conductor cuts off

c)

Staccato- play separated (short)

d)

Slur- play both notes in the same direction on the bow

34.

A whole rest is equal in duration to...

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

A half rest is equal in duration to...

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

A quarter rest is equal in duration to...

a)
b)
c)
d)