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Music Theory 1-2

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is posture?

a)

The way a person sits of stands

b)

The way a person sings

c)

The way a person looks at the director

d)

The way a person eats

2.

What is tempo?

a)

Volume

b)

Intonation

c)

Speed

d)

Pitch

3.

What is this?

a)

Double Barline

b)

Repeat Sign

c)

Staff

d)

Barline

4.

What is this?

a)

Bass Clef

b)

Staff

c)

Double Barline

d)

Treble Clef

5.

What is this called?

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Half Note

c)

Whole Note

d)

Quarter Rest

6.

worth ______

a)

4 beats

b)

1/4 beat

c)

1 beat

d)

2 beats

7.

What is this called?

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Whole Rest

c)

Quarter Rest

d)

Half Rest

8.

worth _______

a)

1 beat

b)

1/4 beat

c)

4 beats

d)

2 beats

9.

What is this called?

a)

Fermata

b)

Barline

c)

Repeat Sign

d)

Double Bar Line

10.

What is this symbol?

a)

Repeat Sign

b)

Double Barline

c)

Staff

d)

Barline

11.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Tempo

c)

Time Signature

d)

Staff

12.

These symbols tell us ____

a)

how fast

b)

how loud

c)

how many fractions there are

d)

how many beats are in a measure

13.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Staff

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Time Signature

d)

Bass Clef

14.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Alto Clef

c)

Soprano Clef

d)

Bass Clef

15.

What are dynamics?

a)

Measure Numbers

b)

Louds and Softs

c)

Fasts and Slows

d)

Solfege Hand Signs

16.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Accelerando

b)

Crescendo

c)

Ritardando

d)

Decrescendo

17.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Crescendo

b)

Fermata

c)

Decrescendo

d)

Legato

18.

PIANO means

a)

pretty

b)

soft

c)

slow

d)

loud

19.

The abbreviation for VERY LOUD is

a)

PP

b)

MF

c)

AH!

d)

FF

20.

mezzo piano means

a)

medium soft

b)

very soft

c)

very loud

d)

medium loud

21.

PP is softer than MP

a)

true

b)

false

22.

MP stands for

a)

medio piano

b)

mezzo piano

c)

more pretty

d)

mezzo forte

23.

FORTE means

a)

fast

b)

soft

c)

loud

d)

funny

24.

The word for gradually get softer is

a)

decrescendo

b)

crescendo

25.

CRESCENDO means

a)

get slower

b)

get softer

c)

get louder

d)

get faster

26.

Which of the following symbols tells you to repeat a section of music?

a)

Repeat Sign

b)

Barline

c)

Staff

d)

Fermata

27.

Which symbol indicates the end of a piece of music?

a)

Double Barline

b)

Repeat Sign

c)

Treble Clef

d)

Quarter Note

28.

What does the term 'ritardando' mean?

a)

Get faster

b)

Get slower

c)

Get louder

d)

Get softer

29.

Which symbol represents silence for one beat?

a)

Quarter Rest

b)

Quarter Note

c)

Half Rest

d)

Whole Note

30.

Which term means to gradually get louder?

a)

fermata

b)

crescendo

c)

decrescendo

d)

ritardando

31.

What does the symbol 'ff' indicate in music?

a)

medium loud

b)

medium soft

c)

very loud

d)

very soft

32.

Which of the following is a symbol for a rest?

a)

Barline

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Quarter Note

d)

Quarter Rest

33.

Legato means...

a)

Short and Separated Style

b)

Smooth and connected style.

34.

Staccato means...

a)

Short and separated style.

b)

Smooth and connected style.

35.

A musical slur...

a)

Connects notes to make them happy.

b)

Connects notes on the same line or space.

c)

Connects notes on different lines or spaces.

d)

Connects notes that need to get softer.

36.

A musical tie...

a)

Connects notes on the same line or space.

b)

Turns notes into a bow.

c)

Connects notes on different lines and spaces.

d)

Tells you to tie your show during the performance

37.

This symbol means to...

a)

RUN

b)

GO

c)

STOP

d)

HOLD

38.

An accent...

a)

Puts stress on a note

b)

Means the note should be excluded

c)

Tells you to hold the note out longer

d)

Makes the note quieter

39.

ACCELERANDO means...

a)

get slower

b)

get faster

c)

get quieter

d)

get louder

40.

RITARDANDO means...

a)

Get louder

b)

Get quieter

c)

Get slower

d)

Get faster

41.

A Tempo means...

a)

repeat the section again

b)

get faster

c)

return to the original speed

d)

go back to the first page

42.

Identify the line where the notes are sitting.

a)

spaced out lines

b)

extra lines

c)

shelf lines

d)

ledger lines