Music Theory Pre-Test

10 Questions

Test your Music Theory knowledge to see if youre ready to

move on to the full course!

1. What kind of note is this and how many beats (counts) is it worth?

a) Half Note; 1 beat

b) Quarter Note; 3 beats

c) Quarter Note; 1 beat

d) Half Note; 2 beats

e) Whole Note; 2 beats

f) Whole Note; 1 beat

a) 3

b) 26

c) 15

d) 22

e) 5

f) 7

2. How many letters are in the musical alphabet?

3. All of the symbols in this chart, labeled Dynamics, refer to what in music?

a) How long or short to play music

b) How loud or soft to play music

c) Which notes of the musical alphabet to play

d) How fast or slow to play music

4. What is the text description found at the top left of

sheet music called (ex. Andante grazioso)?

a) Tempo

b) Time signature

c) Key signature

d) Scale

5. What is the third note of a C major scale?

a) F

b) C

c) E

d) D

e) G

f) A

6. What kind of rest is this and how many beats (counts) is it worth?

a) Quarter rest; 2

b) Half rest; 2

c) Whole rest; 4

d) Half rest; 4

e) Whole rest; 2

f) Quarter rest; 1

7. What is the fourth chord (IV) of a C major scale?

a) F major

b) C major

c) G major

d) A minor

e) D minor

f) B diminished

8. What letter note is this in the treble clef?

a) B

b) A

c) C

d) G

e) F

f) H

9. What letter note is this in the bass clef?

a) B

b) A

c) J

d) D

e) F

f) G

10. How many lines and spaces are there in a staff?

a) 5 lines; 4 spaces

b) 5 lines; 5 spaces

c) 4 lines; 5 spaces

d) 4 lines; 4 spaces

e) 9 lines; 10 spaces

f) 10 lines; 9 spaces

Answer key on next page.

ANSWER KEY
1) c

2) f

3) b

4) a

5) c

6) b

7) a

8) e

9) b

10) a

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