Musical Notation for Beginners: Learn to Read Music Notes

Question 1

Which image shows a crotchet?

Accepted Answer

[Image of a crotchet]

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[Image of a quaver]

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[Image of a rest]

Question 2

Which note is the shortest?

Accepted Answer

Quaver

Answer

Semibreve

Answer

Minim

Answer

Crotchet

Question 3

Which musical symbol looks like a backwards letter C and makes the music sound higher in pitch?

Accepted Answer

Sharp

Answer

Flat

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Natural

Question 4

What has one beat in music?

Accepted Answer

Crotchet

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Quaver

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Semibreve

Question 5

Which of these is a musical symbol?

Accepted Answer

Crotchet

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Star

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Triangle

Question 6

When we sing or play a group of musical notes, it's called a:

Accepted Answer

Tune

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Song

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Beat

Question 7

What does a clef tell us about a musical note?

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How high or low it sounds

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How long it lasts

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How loud it is

Question 8

Which of these is NOT a musical note?

Accepted Answer

Star

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Do

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Re

Question 9

In a bar of 4/4 time, how many beats do you count?

Accepted Answer

Four

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Two

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Eight

Question 10

Which musical symbol has a flag-like shape?

Accepted Answer

Quaver

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Crotchet

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Rest

Question 11

How many beats does a quaver represent?

Accepted Answer

1/4

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1

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1/2

Question 12

How many beats does a dotted crotchet represent?

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1 1/2

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2

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2 1/2

Question 13

Which musical symbol tells us to pause the music?

Accepted Answer

Rest

Answer

Crotchet

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Quaver

Question 14

Which musical symbol lasts the longest?

Accepted Answer

Semibreve

Answer

Crotchet

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Quaver

Question 15

Which musical symbol is the shortest?

Accepted Answer

Quaver

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Crotchet

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Semibreve

Question 16

What is the musical symbol that shows us a short break in the music called?

Accepted Answer

Rest

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Pause

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Stop

Question 17

Which of these is not a musical instrument?

Accepted Answer

Pen

Answer

Piano

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Guitar

Question 18

When we want to have a moment of silence in a song, which symbol do we use?

Accepted Answer

R

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♫

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♪

Answer

Q

Question 19

Which musical note has a little flag on its stem?

Accepted Answer

The short note

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The long note

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The quiet note

Question 20

What symbol in music shows a pause or silence?

Accepted Answer

Rest

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Sharp

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Flat

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Natural

Question 21

What does this symbol mean in music: "↑"?

Accepted Answer

Crescendo

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Diminuendo

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Fermata

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Staccato

Question 22

Which time signature shows there are 4 beats per measure and a quarter note gets one beat?

Accepted Answer

4/4

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2/4

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3/4

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6/8

Question 23

How many small circles with sticks are in one black filled-in circle?

Accepted Answer

4

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1

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2

Question 24

Which symbol shows the end of a group of beats?

Accepted Answer

Two thick lines next to each other

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One thick line

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A curly line

Question 25

Which symbol makes a note sound longer?

Accepted Answer

A dot

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A line connecting two notes

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A circle around a note

Question 26

What does a line connecting two notes mean?

Accepted Answer

Play the notes smoothly together

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Play the notes separately

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Play the notes very loudly

Question 27

Which symbol connects two notes of the same sound?

Accepted Answer

A curved line connecting the notes

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A line connecting the notes

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A dot above the notes

Question 28

Which symbol shows a change in the group of notes to play?

Accepted Answer

A symbol with a letter and a sharp or flat sign

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A symbol with a curly line

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A symbol with a number

Question 29

Which of these musical symbols shows the correct sequence from shortest to longest?

Accepted Answer

Quaver, Crotchet, Semibreve, Minim

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Semibreve, Minim, Crotchet, Quaver

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Quaver, Semibreve, Crotchet, Minim

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Minim, Crotchet, Quaver, Semibreve

Question 30

How is a crotchet different from a quaver?

Accepted Answer

A crotchet is twice as long as a quaver

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A quaver is twice as long as a crotchet

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A crotchet is half the length of a quaver

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A quaver is half the length of a crotchet

Question 31

In music, what are the notes placed on?

Accepted Answer

Staff

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Clef

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Bar line

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Ledger line

Question 32

What does a dot after a musical note mean?

Accepted Answer

It makes the note longer by half

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It makes the note shorter by half

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It makes the note sound louder

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It changes the note's pitch

Question 33

Which of these is not a musical symbol?

Accepted Answer

Plus

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Sharp

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Flat

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Natural

Question 34

What is a bar line used for in music?

Accepted Answer

To divide the music into equal parts

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To mark the end of a musical phrase

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To indicate the start of a new section

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To show how fast or slow the music is

Question 35

Which symbol looks like a black filled-in oval and represents one beat?

Accepted Answer

Crotchet

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Quaver

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Semibreve

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Minim

Question 36

What is the name of the set of five lines that notes are placed on?

Accepted Answer

Staff

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Clef

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Bar line

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Time signature

Question 37

How many lines are there on a staff?

Accepted Answer

5

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4

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6

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7

Question 38

What is the symbol called that shows how many beats are in each musical phrase?

Accepted Answer

Time signature

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Key signature

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Clef

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Staff

Question 39

Among these, which symbol has a little tail?

Accepted Answer

Quaver

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Crotchet

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Semibreve

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Minim

Question 40

Which of these symbols lasts the longest?

Accepted Answer

Semibreve

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Crotchet

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Quaver

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Minim

Question 41

Which of these symbols looks like a big black stick?

Accepted Answer

|

Answer

:

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_

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*

Question 42

What are the lines called that the musical notes sit on?

Accepted Answer

Staff

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Clef

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Bar line

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Time signature

Question 43

Where do we find the highest notes on a musical staff?

Accepted Answer

Above the staff

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Below the staff

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On the staff

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In the middle of the staff

Question 44

How many crotchets can we fit into a bar of 4/4 time?

Accepted Answer

4

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2

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3

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5

Question 45

Which picture shows a note that lasts for two beats?

Accepted Answer

Image of a semibreve

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Image of a crotchet

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Image of a quaver

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Image of a minim

Question 46

Which note is the shortest?

Accepted Answer

Image of a quaver

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Image of a crotchet

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Image of a semibreve

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Image of a minim

Question 47

What are the lines called where notes are placed?

Accepted Answer

Image of a staff

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Image of a clef

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Image of a bar line

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Image of a ledger line