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Understanding Music Notation Basics

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the treble clef show?

a)

Pitches below middle C

b)

Pitches above middle C

c)

The end of a piece

d)

Number of beats in a measure

2.

How many lines are on a musical staff?

a)

Four

b)

Five

c)

Six

d)

Seven

3.

What does a barline do in music notation?

a)

Indicates the meter

b)

Separates measures

c)

Shows pitch

d)

Indicates silence

4.

Which symbol shows the end of a piece of music?

a)

Barline

b)

Double Barline

c)

Treble Clef

d)

Time Signature

5.

What is a measure in music?

a)

The five lines and four spaces

b)

The space between barlines

c)

A silence in music

d)

A sound in music

6.

What does rhythm mean in music?

a)

The pitch of notes

b)

Long and short sounds and silences

c)

The number of beats in a measure

d)

The end of a piece

7.

What does duration mean in music?

a)

How high or low a note is

b)

How long a note or rest lasts

c)

The number of measures

d)

The type of clef used

8.

What is a note?

a)

A silence in music

b)

A sound in music

c)

A measure

d)

A barline

9.

How many beats does a whole note last?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

12\frac{1}{2}

10.

How many beats is a quarter rest?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

1

d)

12\frac{1}{2}

11.

Which clef shows notes below middle C?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Bass Clef

c)

Double Barline

d)

Time Signature

12.

What does a time signature show?

a)

The pitch of notes

b)

The meter of music

c)

The end of a piece

d)

The duration of a note

13.

How many beats is an eighth note?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

12\frac{1}{2}

14.

What is a rest in music?

a)

A sound

b)

A silence

c)

A measure

d)

A barline

15.

What is a steady beat?

a)

Silence in music

b)

A regular, repeating pulse

c)

The end of music

d)

The pitch of notes

16.

If a measure has two half notes, how many beats are there?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

1

d)

8

17.

Which group of notes fills a 4/4 measure?

a)

Four quarter notes

b)

Two half notes

c)

One whole note

d)

All of the above

18.

If a measure has a half note and two quarter notes, how many beats are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

19.

Which rest shows 2 beats of silence?

a)

Whole rest

b)

Half rest

c)

Quarter rest

d)

Eighth rest

20.

In 3/4 time, does a measure with one quarter note and one half note fill the measure?

a)

Yes

b)

No

21.

How many eighth notes make up one beat?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

22.

If a measure in 4/4 time has three quarter notes and two eighth notes, how many beats are there?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

23.

Which time signature has three beats per measure?

a)

2/4

b)

3/4

c)

4/4

d)

6/8

24.

If a measure has a quarter note, a half note, and an eighth note, is it complete in 4/4 time?

a)

Yes

b)

No

25.

How many eighth notes are in one measure of 2/4 time?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

26.

Which symbol shows the end of a piece of music?

a)

Barline

b)

Double Barline

c)

Treble Clef

d)

Time Signature

27.

In 4/4 time, does a measure with a half note, a quarter note, and two eighth notes have the correct number of beats?

a)

Yes

b)

No

28.

A measure in 3/4 time has three quarter rests. What does this mean?

a)

Three beats of sound

b)

Three beats of silence

c)

Six beats of silence

d)

One beat of sound

29.

If a song has a steady beat but the rhythm changes, what stays the same?

a)

The pitch

b)

The steady beat

c)

The time signature

d)

The measure

30.

Which group of rests can fill a 4/4 measure?

a)

Four quarter rests

b)

Two half rests

c)

One whole rest

d)

All of the above

31.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Half rest

b)

Whole Rest

c)

Quarter rest

32.

What rest is shown?

a)

Half Rest

b)

Quarter Rest

c)

Whole Rest

d)

Hat Rest

33.

What rest is shown?

a)

Whole Rest

b)

Half Rest

c)

Quarter Rest

d)

Eighth Rest

34.

 How many beats does this note have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

1/2

d)

4

35.

How many beats does this note get?

a)

1/2 beat

b)

1/4 beat

c)

1 beat

d)

3/4 beat

36.

What is this?

a)

Bar Line

b)

Line

c)

Double Bar Line

d)

Two Lines

37.

What is this note called?

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Whole Note

c)

Half Note

d)

Eighth Notes

38.

In this time signature, which note gets the beat?

a)

Whole Note

b)

Eighth Note

c)

Half Note

d)

Quarter Note

39.

What is this note called?

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Eighth Rest

c)

Sixteenth Note

d)

Eighth Note

40.

Where do you see a bar line in music?

a)

At the end of a phrase

b)

After every note

c)

Only when the song is over

d)

At the end of every measure

41.

What is this note called?

a)

Half Note

b)

Quarter Note

c)

Whole Note

d)

Dotted Half Note

42.

What is this rest called?

a)

Eighth Rest

b)

Quarter Rest

c)

Sixteenth Rest

d)

Whole Rest

43.

What is this rest called?

a)

Whole Rest

b)

Quarter Rest

c)

Half Rest

d)

Sixteenth Rest

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