Music Theory Quiz

1. How many counts would this note get if the time signature was 4/4?

a. 6
b. 2
c. 3
d. 2(1/4)

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2. What does it mean to be "flat"?
a. On pitch
b. To be able to hold a constant pitch.
c. Above the pitch
d. Below the pitch

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3. In what meter is "Common Time"?
a. 2/2
b. 2/4
c. 4/4
d. 6/8

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4. What would x indicate in this meter?

X/4

a. The number of beats in a measure
b. The note value for each beat
c. How may notes to transpose on your instrument
d. How many semitones away from C you are.

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5. What genre is the union of African and European music?
a. Funk
b. Hip-Hop
c. Rock
d. Jazz

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6. What kind of note is this?

a. Quarter
b. Sixteenth
c. Thirty-second
d. Whole

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7. What do we call the lines and spaces on which we write music? (one word)

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8. What types of instruments are played by striking them with a hand or stick?

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9. The earliest form of written music is dated back to 500 AD.
True
False

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10. There are over 1,000 genres of music.
True
False

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