Chart 8 Rhythm Quiz

What is the purpose of a tie in music notation?

• To connect two notes of the same pitch into one sustained note

• To indicate that a note should be played louder

• To mark the end of a musical piece

• To separate different sections of music

Which example shows a tie connecting a half note to a quarter note?

• Measure 13

• Measure 14

• Measure 15

• Measure 16

Which measure has the correct counting below?

• Measure 13

  1 2 3 ⁴

• Measure 14

  1 2 ^{3 4}

• Measure 15

  ¹ 2 3 ⁴

• Measure 16

  1 ² 3 ⁴

How many eighth notes are tied together in Measure 24?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Including the tied notes, how counts would you hold the 8th note starting on beat 3?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What's the proper way to write the count for this measure?

• 1 2 3 + 4 +

• 1 ^{2 3 + 4 +}

• 1 2 3 ^{+ 4 +}

• 1 2 3 ^{4 5 6}

The picture shows a tie.

• True

• False

What is the total duration of a quarter note tied to an eighth note?

• 1 beat

• 1.5 beats

• 2 beats

• 2.5 beats

How many beats does a dotted half note tied to a quarter note last?

• 2 beats

• 3 beats

• 3.5 beats

• 4 beats

A slur and a tie are the same thing.

• True

• False