Music Terms

Here is a quick QUIZ to test your knowledge of basic musical terms.Ready???..........Set.....Go.....

1. How many beats are in a QUARTER NOTE?

2
1
4


2. What are the line/space notes in the treble clef?

abcde/faceg
faceg/gbdf
egbdf/face


3. What are the line/space notes in the alto clef?

faceg/gbdf
cefga/bdef
egbdf/face


4. What are the line/space notes in the bass clef?

alto/tenor
faceg/egbd
gbdfa/aceg


5. What is a time signature?

2 numbers that tell you how many and WHAT kind of note gets the beat.
A piece of paper that needs to be signed by the composer when they are finished creating music.
A mechanism that clicks to keep the beat.


6. How many beats are in a half note?

1/2
2
3


7. Place the notes in ascending order: 1/2 beat,1 beat,2 beats,3 beats,4beats

whole,dotted half,half,quarter,eighth notes.
half,quarter,dotted half,half,whole notes.
Eighth,quarter,half,dotted half,whole notes.


8. What is the lowest string on a cello?

e
g
c


9. How do you know when a song ends?

Repeat sign at the end of song.
Double bar at the end of the song.
The conductor yells out "The End"!!


10. What is the space between 2 barlines called?

air
measure
music staff

I hope you had fun with this little quiz. If you got some answers wrong, look up the correct answer...you'll learn alot that way!!