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Music Theory Basics Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does a "Note" represent in music?

a)

Musical sound

b)

Musical silence

c)

Musical instrument

d)

Musical tempo

2.

What is the meaning of "Rest" in music?

a)

Musical sound

b)

Musical silence

c)

Musical instrument

d)

Musical tempo

3.

How many beats does a Whole Note have?

a)

2 beats

b)

1 beat

c)

4 beats

d)

½ beat

4.

How many beats does a Quarter Note have?

a)

2 beats

b)

1 beat

c)

4 beats

d)

½ beat

5.

What does a Fermata indicate in music?

a)

Play two notes at the same time

b)

Hold the note/rest longer than its normal duration

c)

Indicates 2 parts play same note

d)

Tells which notes are sharp and flat

6.

What is another name for 4/4 time?

a)

Divisi

b)

Unison

c)

Common Time

d)

Fermata

7.

What does a Key Signature tell you?

a)

How many beats per measure

b)

Which notes are sharp and flat

c)

How long to hold a note

d)

Which notes to play together

8.

What does "Unison" indicate in music?

a)

Two notes appear at the same time

b)

Indicates 2 parts play same note

c)

Hold the note longer than normal

d)

Musical silence

9.

How many beats does a Half Rest have?

a)

1 beat

b)

2 beats

c)

4 beats

d)

½ beat

10.

What is the purpose of a "Warm-Up" in music?

a)

To indicate time signature

b)

To connect two same pitched notes

c)

Important part of daily preparation

d)

To show musical silence

11.

A half note usually receives ​ ​ (a)   beats of musical sound.

Choose from the below words
2
1
3
4
1/2
12.

Which of these symbols shows a full measure of silence?

a)

b)

c)

d)

13.

Which symbol is a quarter rest?

a)

b)

c)

d)

14.

Arrange these notes from shortest to longest

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
15.

How many beats does the following note receive?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.

How many beats does the following note receive?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

How many notes does the following note receive?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.
a)

Eighth Note

b)

Quarter Note

c)

Half Note

d)

Whole Note

19.
a)

Eighth Note

b)

Eighth Note Pair

c)

Quarter Note

d)

Half Note

20.
a)
Quarter Rest
b)
Whole Rest
c)
Half Rest
d)
8th Rest
21.
a)

Two 8th Notes

b)
16th Notes
c)
Quarter Notes
d)
Whole Notes
22.

How many beats does this note receive?

a)

1/2

b)

1

c)

2

d)

1/8

23.

How many beats does this note receive?

a)

1/2

b)

4

c)

2

d)

1

24.

How many beats does this note receive?

a)

2

b)

1/2

c)

3

d)

4

25.

How many beats does this rest receive?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

1

d)

1/2

26.

How many beats does this rest receive?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

1/2

d)

2

27.

How many beats does this rest receive?

a)

1/2

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

28.

Out of the notes that we know, which two of these take up 1 beat of space?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.
Ties connect notes ____
a)
of different pitch
b)
of the same pitch
c)
on the same staff
d)
in the same key
30.

What is this music symbol called in music?

a)

A Slur

b)

A Tie

c)

A Fermata

d)

An Accent

31.

name this symbol.

a)

fortissimo: play as loud as you can

b)

femata: shorten the note

c)

fermata: hold the note longer than normal

d)

formelitia: a short formula

32.
How man beats are there in a measure with a 4/4 time signature?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
900
33.
The top number of the time signature tells us...
a)
how many dots there are
b)
what gets the beat
c)
how many beats per measure
d)
nothing
34.

Two or more notes appear at the same time and the section splits up who plays which note.

a)

Unison

b)

Divisi

c)

Soli

d)

Tutti

35.

The "common time" signature is another name for:

a)

12/8

b)

6/8

c)

3/4

d)

4/4

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