Master Musical Notes: Interactive Quizzes for Year 6 Music Students

Question 1

Which time signature indicates 4 beats per bar in 4/4 time?

Accepted Answer

4/4

Answer

2/4

Answer

3/4

Answer

6/8

Question 2

What term describes a group of three notes played together?

Accepted Answer

Chord

Answer

Melody

Answer

Harmony

Answer

Rhythm

Question 3

Which of the following instruments is classified as a percussion instrument?

Accepted Answer

Drums

Answer

Violin

Answer

Clarinet

Answer

Piano

Question 4

Which of the following symbols represents the musical note C?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

A

Answer

E

Answer

G

Question 5

Which symbol cancels the effect of a sharp or flat, returning a note to its natural pitch?

Accepted Answer

Natural (♮)

Answer

Sharp (#)

Answer

Flat (♭)

Answer

Double sharp (##)

Question 6

How many beats does a dotted half note receive in 2/4 time?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

4

Question 7

What is the name of the note that lasts for one beat?

Accepted Answer

Crotchet

Answer

Minim

Answer

Semibreve

Answer

Quaver

Question 8

Which note has the shortest duration?

Accepted Answer

Quaver

Answer

Semibreve

Answer

Minim

Answer

Crotchet

Question 9

Which of the following is the correct order of notes from shortest to longest duration?

Accepted Answer

Quaver, Minim, Crotchet, Semibreve

Answer

Semibreve, Crotchet, Minim, Quaver

Answer

Minim, Crotchet, Quaver, Semibreve

Answer

Crotchet, Minim, Quaver, Semibreve

Question 10

Identify the missing note in the following sequence: C, D, E, ___, G.

Accepted Answer

F

Answer

D#

Answer

E#

Answer

F#

Question 11

Which note is higher in pitch than A4?

Accepted Answer

C5

Answer

G4

Answer

B4

Answer

E4

Question 12

What is the term for the distance between two notes?

Accepted Answer

Interval

Answer

Chord

Answer

Harmony

Answer

Melody

Question 13

Which instrument belongs to the string family?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Piano

Answer

Saxophone

Answer

Drums

Question 14

Which musical symbol signifies the end of a piece of music?

Accepted Answer

Double bar line

Answer

Repeat sign

Answer

Coda

Answer

Fermata

Question 15

Which note has the longest duration? Choose the correct option.

Accepted Answer

Semibreve

Answer

Crotchet

Answer

Quaver

Answer

Minim

Question 16

On which line or space is the note 'A' usually placed? Select the correct answer.

Accepted Answer

Treble clef line

Answer

Middle C line

Answer

Bass clef line

Answer

F clef line

Question 17

Which of these note durations can be divided into two equal quavers? Choose the correct option.

Accepted Answer

Minim

Answer

Semibreve

Answer

Crotchet

Answer

Quaver

Question 18

What symbol is used to raise the pitch of a note by a semitone? Select the correct answer.

Accepted Answer

Sharp (#)

Answer

Flat (♭)

Answer

Natural (♮)

Answer

Double Sharp (##)

Question 19

Which of these notes is the highest in pitch? Choose the correct option.

Accepted Answer

C5

Answer

C4

Answer

E4

Answer

A4

Question 20

What is the name of the symbol used to indicate the start and end of a piece of music? Select the correct answer.

Accepted Answer

Double bar line

Answer

Coda

Answer

Repeat sign

Answer

Trill

Question 21

What is the name of the system used to represent the pitch and duration of musical sounds? Select the correct answer.

Accepted Answer

Staff notation

Answer

Tablature

Answer

Solfege

Answer

Chords

Question 22

What is the musical symbol that raises the pitch of a note by a semitone?

Accepted Answer

Sharp

Answer

Flat

Answer

Natural

Answer

Ledger line

Question 23

Which symbol is used to extend the duration of a note?

Accepted Answer

.

Answer

○

Answer

✕

Answer

△

Question 24

What's the main reason we use a time signature in music?

Accepted Answer

To show how many beats are in each bar

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To tell us which notes to play

Answer

To tell us how long the music will be

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To tell us which instruments to use

Question 25

What is the time signature for a piece of music that has four beats per measure and a quarter note receives one beat?

Accepted Answer

4/4

Answer

2/4

Answer

3/4

Answer

6/8

Question 26

Which of these symbols represents a note that lasts for one whole beat?

Accepted Answer

Semibreve

Answer

Crotchet

Answer

Minim

Answer

Quaver

Question 27

What is the symbol used to mark the end of a musical piece?

Accepted Answer

Double bar line

Answer

Clef

Answer

Bar line

Answer

Key signature

Question 28

Which musical symbol represents the shortest note duration?

Accepted Answer

Eighth note

Answer

Whole note

Answer

Half note

Answer

Quarter note

Question 29

Which musical term describes the speed at which a piece of music should be played?

Accepted Answer

Tempo

Answer

Pitch

Answer

Rhythm

Answer

Harmony

Question 30

Which musical symbol indicates a sharp note?

Accepted Answer

#

Answer

b

Answer

♭

Answer

n

Question 31

Which melodic interval consists of two notes that are two steps apart on a musical staff?

Accepted Answer

Major second

Answer

Minor second

Answer

Minor third

Answer

Major third

Question 32

Which musical scale contains five whole tones and two semitones?

Accepted Answer

Major scale

Answer

Minor scale

Answer

Pentatonic scale

Answer

Blues scale

Question 33

Which musical symbol indicates a pause or rest in the music?

Accepted Answer

Rest

Answer

Bar line

Answer

Double bar line

Answer

Clef

Question 34

What is the symbol for a note with a black oval head pointing up?

Accepted Answer

Quarter note

Answer

Half note

Answer

Whole note

Answer

Eighth note

Question 35

Which note has the smallest length?

Accepted Answer

Eighth note

Answer

Quarter note

Answer

Half note

Answer

Whole note

Question 36

Which of the following is not a musical note?

Accepted Answer

Triplet

Answer

Quarter note

Answer

Dotted half note

Answer

Whole note

Question 37

What symbol raises the pitch of a note by a half step?

Accepted Answer

Sharp

Answer

Flat

Answer

Natural

Answer

Rest

Question 38

What is the symbol that represents silence in music?

Accepted Answer

Rest

Answer

Dot

Answer

Bar line

Answer

Clef

Question 39

Which note is characterized by its completely black head and two beats duration?

Accepted Answer

Whole note

Answer

Quarter note

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Half note

Answer

Eighth note

Question 40

What is the scale with only five notes?

Accepted Answer

Pentatonic scale

Answer

Major scale

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Minor scale

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Chromatic scale

Question 41

How much shorter is a minim than a semibreve?

Accepted Answer

Half as short

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The same length

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Twice as short

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Four times as short

Question 42

Which line on a musical staff separates the treble and bass clefs?

Accepted Answer

Middle C line

Answer

Ledger line

Answer

Bar line

Answer

Double bar line

Question 43

Which of these notes has a dot after it?

Accepted Answer

♩.

Answer

♪

Answer

♫

Answer

?

Question 44

What is the name of the symbol used to divide musical phrases?

Accepted Answer

Bar line

Answer

Slur

Answer

Tie

Answer

Clef

Question 45

What is the name of the space between two lines on a musical staff?

Accepted Answer

Space

Answer

Line

Answer

Clef

Answer

Bar

Question 46

Which musical symbol represents the sound with the shortest duration?

Accepted Answer

Quaver

Answer

Semibreve

Answer

Minim

Answer

Crotchet

Question 47

What do we call a group of eight evenly played musical notes?

Accepted Answer

Semiquaver group

Answer

Quaver triplet

Answer

Crotchet rest

Answer

Whole note

Question 48

Which musical symbol is used in treble clef?

Accepted Answer

G clef

Answer

F clef

Answer

C clef

Answer

Bass clef

Question 49

What is the symbol used to indicate a temporary stop in the music called?

Accepted Answer

Rest

Answer

Coda

Answer

Tie

Answer

Slur

Question 50

Which of these indicates four beats per bar in 4/4 time?

Accepted Answer

4/4

Answer

2/4

Answer

3/4

Answer

6/8

Question 51

What are the lines that separate the staff into five parallel lines called?

Accepted Answer

Staff lines

Answer

Ledger lines

Answer

Bar lines

Answer

Measure lines

Question 52

What is the name of the symbol used to connect two notes of the same pitch?

Accepted Answer

Tie

Answer

Ledger line

Answer

Slur

Answer

Brace

Question 53

What is the symbol for a crotchet note?

Accepted Answer

♩

Answer

♪

Answer

♫

Answer

♬

Question 54

In the sequence of notes A, C, E, and G, which note has the highest pitch?

Accepted Answer

G

Answer

A

Answer

C

Answer

E

Question 55

What is the time signature for a piece of music that has four beats per bar and a crotchet as the main beat?

Accepted Answer

4/4

Answer

2/4

Answer

3/4

Answer

6/8

Question 56

Which note value is represented by a small flag?

Accepted Answer

Quaver

Answer

Crotchet

Answer

Minim

Answer

Semibreve

Question 57

What is the note that is located between the notes 'F' and 'G'?

Accepted Answer

F#

Answer

G♭

Answer

E

Answer

A

Question 58

Compared to a crotchet note, how long does a minim note last?

Accepted Answer

Twice as long

Answer

Half as long

Answer

Three times as long

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Four times as long

Question 59

What is the time signature for a song with four beats per bar, with quarter notes receiving one beat?

Accepted Answer

4/4

Answer

2/4

Answer

3/4

Answer

6/8

Question 60

Which musical element indicates how fast or slow a piece of music should be played?

Accepted Answer

Tempo

Answer

Rhythm

Answer

Harmony

Answer

Dynamics

Question 61

What symbol raises the pitch of a note by half a step?

Accepted Answer

Sharp

Answer

Flat

Answer

Natural

Answer

Accidental

Question 62

What is the term for a group of notes played together?

Accepted Answer

Chord

Answer

Interval

Answer

Arpeggio

Answer

Scale

Question 63

What does a bar line do?

Accepted Answer

Divide the music into sections

Answer

Show the beats in the music

Answer

Indicate which notes to play

Answer

Tell the musicians when to rest

Question 64

Which symbol stands for a crotchet note?

Accepted Answer

♩

Answer

♪

Answer

♫

Answer

♬