Instrument Families
Note Values
Time Signatures
Reading Notes
Vocabulary
100
Which instruments are in the percussion family?
A. flute, clarinet
B. trumpet, trombone
C. violin, string bass
D. snare drum, cymbals
A. flute, clarinet
B. trumpet, trombone
C. violin, string bass
D. snare drum, cymbals
D. snare drum, cymbals
100
This note is worth 1 beat.
quarter note, or 2 8th notes. or 4 16th notes
100
Which time signature indicates that there are THREE beats per measure?
A. 2/4
B. 6/8
C. 4/4
D. 3/4
A. 2/4
B. 6/8
C. 4/4
D. 3/4
D. 3/4
100
What is the name of the pitch that is in the 3rd space in treble clef
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
C. C
100
Which term means to create music on the spot?
A. Improvise
B. Mezzo-Forte
C. Presto
D. Quarter Note
A. Improvise
200
Which instruments are in the string family?
A. flute, clarinet
B. trumpet, trombone
C. violin, string bass
D. snare drum, cymbals
A. flute, clarinet
B. trumpet, trombone
C. violin, string bass
D. snare drum, cymbals
C. violin, string bass
200
How many beats does a whole note get?
A. one beat
B. two beats
C. three beats
D. four beats
D. four beats
200
How many beats are there per measure in 4/4
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6
D. 4
200
What is the name of the pitch that is the second space in treble clef
A. A
B. B
C. C
D D
A. A
200
What do a conductor's motions show?
A. entrances and cut-offs
B. quarter and eighth
C. sharp and flat
D. treble and bass
A. entrances and cut-offs
B. quarter and eighth
C. sharp and flat
D. treble and bass
A. entrances and cut-offs
300
Which instruments are in the brass family?
A. flute, clarinet
B. trumpet, trombone
C. violin, string bass
D. snare drum, cymbals
A. flute, clarinet
B. trumpet, trombone
C. violin, string bass
D. snare drum, cymbals
B. trumpet, trombone
300
What is the name of the music symbol the equals 1/4th of a beat:
A. Half note
B. Quarter note
C. Sixteenth note
D. Eighth Rest
C. Sixteenth note
300
Bar lines divide music into what?
A. Measures
B. Groups
C. Sets
D. Areas
A. Measures
B. Groups
C. Sets
D. Areas
A. Measures
300
What is the name of the 4th line in treble clef
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
D. D
300
What do the terms piano and forte mean?
A. soft and loud
B. beats in a measure
C. what instruments to use
D. fast and slow
A. soft and loud
B. beats in a measure
C. what instruments to use
D. fast and slow
A. Soft and loud
400
Which instruments are in the woodwind family?
A. flute, clarinet
B. trumpet, trombone
C. violin, string bass
D. snare drum, cymbals
A. flute, clarinet
B. trumpet, trombone
C. violin, string bass
D. snare drum, cymbals
A. flute, clarinet
400
What is the name of the music clef that represents the low instruments?
A. Treble Clef
B. Bass Clef
C. Repeat Sign
D. Fermata
B. Bass Clef
400
What is the name of the music symbol that represent the high ?
A. Treble Clef
B. Bass Clef
C. Repeat Sign
D. Fermata
A. treble clef
400
What is the name of the five lines and the four spaces that music symbols are drawn on?
A. Crescendo
B. Half Rest
C. Forte
D. Music Staff
D. Music staff
400
Which terms mean fast and slow?
A. piano, forte
B. eighth, quarter
C. coda, fermata
D. presto, largo
A. piano, forte
B. eighth, quarter
C. coda, fermata
D. presto, largo
D. Presto, largo
500
Which family does the Saxophone belong to?
Woodwind
500
Add these beats together. What is the total number of a half note plus a dotted half note
A. 5
B. 7
C. 9
D. 11
A. 5
500
What is the primary job of a composer?
A. Sing the music
B. Play the music
C. Write the music
D. Record the music
A. Sing the music
B. Play the music
C. Write the music
D. Record the music
C. Write the music
500
What is the name of the music symbol represents High notes and instruments .
A. Bass Clef
B. C Clef
C. Treble Clef
D. Time Signature
C. Treble Clef
500
What are the four main vocal parts?
A. soprano, alto, tenor, bass
B. eighth, quarter, half, whole
C. presto, allegro, andante, largo
D. piano, mezzo-piano, mezzo-forte, forte
A. soprano, alto, tenor, bass
B. eighth, quarter, half, whole
C. presto, allegro, andante, largo
D. piano, mezzo-piano, mezzo-forte, forte
A. soprano, alto, tenor, bass