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Music Test

No. 1

By Espie Estrella, About.com

Music Education Test #1

A. Fill in the Blanks

1. A half note has _____ beat/s.
2. A whole note has _____ beat/s.
3. An eighth note has _____ beat/s.
4. A quarter note has _____ beat/s.
5. A thirty-second note has _____ the duration of a whole note.
6. A sixteenth note has _____ beat/s.
7. A sixty-fourth note has _____ the duration of a whole note.
8. The bass clef is also called a _____ and is played by the _____ hand.
9. A treble clef is also called a _____ and is played by the _____ hand.
10. A grand staff is a series of _____ lines and _____ spaces.

B. Circle the Correct Answer

1. 2 quarter notes + 1 half note =?
a) a sixty-fourth note b) a whole note c) an eighth note

2. 1 quarter note + 1 quarter note =?
a) a half note b) a sixteenth note c) a whole note

3. 1 eighth note + 2 sixteenth note =?
a) a half note b) a thirty-second note c) a quarter note

4. 2 sixty-fourth note + 1 thirty-second note =?
a) an eighth note b) a sixteenth note c) a quarter note

5. 1 sixteenth note + 2 thirty-second notes =?
a) a half note b) a sixty-fourth note c) an eighth note

C. Draw the Music Symbols

1. whole note -

2. half note -

3. quarter note -

4. eighth note -

5. sixteenth note -

6. thirty-second note -

7. sixty-fourth note -

8. grand staff -

9. treble clef -

10. bass clef –

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