Name: _________________________________ Music Theory I

Basic Rhythm and Notation Quiz

1) Draw a staff by connecting the dots. Use a ruler or a straightedge. Number the lines, then the
spaces from low to high.

2) On the staff below, mark an X in the following locations:

For questions 3 – 7, fill in the blanks with the correct number.

3) 5)
4) 6)
7)

8) Draw the stems in the correct direction with reasonable length. Ignore the clefs presented as
they do not affect the stem direction.
For questions 8 – 13, define the term provided.
8) Measure –

9) Staff –

10) Time Signature –

11) Bar Line –

12) Final Bar Line

13) Rhythm Clef –

14) Given the following time signature:

4
4

a. What does the top number represent?

b. What does the bottom number represent?

15) On the staff below, you are provided with a rhythm clef and a time signature. Compose a
four measure, rhythmic pattern with each note lying on a different line and/or space. Be sure to
include the following notes in your composition:
-Whole Notes, Half Notes, Quarter Notes, Sixteenth Notes