Music Theory 1 Post-Test

Music Theory 1 Post-Test Name: 1) Which clef is also known as the G Clef? a) alto clef b) grand clef c) treble clef d) ledger clef e) bass clef 2) The line through middle C is called a _______ line. a) note b) clef c) ledger d) middle e) staff 3) Which clef is also known as the F clef? a) grand clef b) ledger clef c) bass clef d) treble clef e) alto clef 4) When notes are written on or above the 3rd line of the staff, stems extend ________ on the left side of the note. a) downward b) across c) upward d) behind e) diagonally 5) Music is divided into equal parts by ________. a) staff lines b) double bar lines c) bar lines d) ledger lines e) clefs 6) In 2/4 and 4/4 time, the ________ note receives one beat. a) eighth b) whole c) quarter d) dotted quarter e) half 7) In 4/4 time, a dotted half note receives ________ beat(s). a) 1 b) 3 c) 2 d) 4 e) 5 8) Legato singing or playing means to play the music ___________. a) short b) tongued c) not connected d) smoothly connected e) tied 9) How many eighth notes equal a dotted quarter note? a) 8 b) 1 c) 3 d) 6 e) 5 10) Including all repeats, how many measures are in this example? a) 5 b) 8 c) 7 d) 10 e) 9 11) Including all the repeats, how many measures are in this example? a) 9 b) 4 c) 7 d) 8 e) 5 12) The flat sign _________ the pitch of a note. a) lowers b) doubles c) cancels d) increases e) raises 13) The sharp sign ________ the pitch of a note. a) raises b) cancels c) lowers d) doubles e) increases 14) The natural sign __________ a previous sharp or flat. a) doubles b) repeats c) detaches d) reinforces e) cancels 15) An accidental is in effect for _________ measure(s) only. a) 4 b) 3 c) 2 d) 5 e) 1 16) To determine the key signature in a sharp key: a) go up a half step from the first sharp b) go up a whole step from the first sharp c) go up a half step from the last sharp d) go up a half step from the next-to-last sharp e) go up a whole step from the last sharp 17) The key signature with one flat is: a) D Major c) Bb Major d) F Major e) G Major 18) To determine the key signature for flat keys with 2 or more flats, remember: a) go up a whole step above the last flat to name the key c) go a half step above the last flat to name the key d) the first flat is the name of the key e) the next-to-last flat is the name of the key 19) Intervals sounded together are called _______________, while intervals that sound separately are called ____________. a) melodic, harmonic b) enharmonic, melodic c) enharmonic, harmonic d) harmonic, melodic e) even-numbered, odd-numbered 20) The system of assigning a different syllable to each degree a scale is called: a) solfege b) tonality c) melody d) moveable notes e) transposition 21) The order of syllables in solfege is as follows: a) DO RE FA MI LA TI SOL DO b) DO SOL LA TI FA MI RE DO c) DO SOL RE LA TI FA MI DO d) DO RE MI FA SOL LA TI DO e) DO RE MI FA LA TI SOL DO 22) A sharp that is raised by a half step is called a(n) ___________, while a flat that is lowered a half step is called a(n)____________. a) augmented sharp, diminished flat b) double sharp, double flat c) altered sharp, altered flat d) raised sharp, lowered flat e) augmented interval, diminished interval 23) A dot placed after a note: a) increases its value by 1/2 b) decreases its value by 1 beat c) decreases its value by 1/2 d) increases its value by 2 beats e) increases its value by 1 beat 24) Cut time, or alla breve, has __________ beats per measure, and the ________ note receives one beat. a) 2, half note b) 2, quarter note c) 2, 16th note d) 4, eighth note e) 4, whole note 25) In common time, 3 notes played in the time of one beat is called a(n): a) syncopation b) fast 6/8 c) fast 3/8 d) incomplete measure e) triplet