Music Theory Quiz

What is a staff in music?

• A symbol for high voiced instruments

• A group of beats

• Five lines and four spaces for notes

• A symbol to gradually speed up

What does a treble clef symbolize?

• Low voiced instruments

• High voiced instruments

• A group of beats

• Silence in music

What is a time signature used for?

• To indicate the end of a song

• To separate the staff into measures

• To indicate the number of beats in a measure

• To gradually slow down the tempo

What does a double bar line indicate?

• The beginning of a song

• The end of a song

• A repeat of a section

• A gradual increase in volume

What is harmony in music?

• A single line of music

• Two or more lines of music played at the same time

• A symbol to gradually get louder

• A symbol to gradually get softer

What does crescendo mean?

• To gradually get softer

• To gradually get louder

• To play or sing softly

• To play or sing loudly

What is the meaning of tempo in music?

• The louds and softs of music

• The speed of the beat

• A combination of long and short notes

• A symbol to repeat a section

What is a whole note?

• A note that gets two beats of sound

• A note that gets four beats of sound

• A note that gets one beat of sound

• A note that gets half a beat of sound

What is an ostinato?

• A symbol to gradually speed up

• A repetitive rhythm or melodic fragment

• A five section form

• A symbol to gradually slow down