Musical Symbols Identification Quiz

Hark! As thou dost gaze upon yonder musical scroll, prithee, what be the name of the noble symbol shown in the image?

• Treble clef

• Bass clef

• Time signature

• Bar line

Hark! As thou dost gaze upon yonder musical scroll, what be the name of this noble symbol that doth appear before thine eyes?

• Treble clef

• Bass clef

• Time signature

• Bar line

Prithee, good minstrel, when thou dost spy the symbol "4/4" upon a scroll of music, what doth it signify?

• Key signature

• Bar line

• Time signature

• Clef

Hark! As thou gazest upon this staff of music, prithee tell: what is the name of yonder vertical line that doth cross the staves?

• Clef

• Bar line

• Time signature

• Note

Prithee, thou art a composer in the court of music, and must choose a symbol to guide the minstrels in playing notes of deepest sound. Which of these markings dost thou select to show the pitch range for lower notes?

• Bass Clef

• Treble Clef

• Barline

• Time Signature

Prithee, in the grand play of written music, what noble purpose doth a barline serve upon the page?

• To separate measures

• To indicate the tempo

• To show the key signature

• To mark the end of a song

Prithee, in the grand theatre of music, which symbol dost thou seek to reveal how many beats dost dwell in each measure, and what note value claimeth the beat?

• Time Signature

• Treble Clef

• Barline

• Bass Clef

Hark! If thou art to compose a melody for an instrument whose voice soars high as the lark at dawn, which clef wouldst thou most likely employ upon thy musical scroll?

• Treble Clef

• Bass Clef

• Barline

• Time Signature

Pray, good gentlefolk, as thou dost gaze upon yonder symbol in the diagram, canst thou tell me its name?

• Double bar line

• Treble clef

• Time signature

• Flat sign

Prithee, when thou dost gaze upon a scroll of music, what doth reveal to thee which notes are to be played sharp or flat?

• Key signature

• Repeat sign

• Sharp sign

• Fermata