Learn to Read Musical Symbols: Interactive Quizzes for Year 2 Music Students

Question 1

Which symbol shows musicians that they should play a long, unbroken note?

Accepted Answer

Whole note

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Quarter note

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Half note

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Crotchet

Question 2

What symbol tells musicians how high or low the notes will be?

Accepted Answer

Clef

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Bar

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Note

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Rest

Question 3

Which clef is used for singing voices that are higher in pitch, like girls and women?

Accepted Answer

Treble clef

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Bass clef

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Alto clef

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Tenor clef

Question 4

What does the '#' symbol next to a note mean?

Accepted Answer

Raise the note by one half-step

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Lower the note by one half-step

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Make the note louder

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Make the note softer

Question 5

What are the lines and spaces on a musical staff called?

Accepted Answer

Staff lines

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Ledger lines

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Bar lines

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Clef lines

Question 6

Which symbol is used to separate large sections of a piece of music?

Accepted Answer

Double bar line

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Single bar line

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Repeat sign

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Dotted bar line

Question 7

What does the term 'tempo' mean in music?

Accepted Answer

The speed or pace of the music

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The volume of the music

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The key of the music

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The instruments used in the music

Question 8

Which symbol shows a pause in the music?

Accepted Answer

Rest

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Quaver

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Crotchet

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Semibreve

Question 9

Which clef is used for low-pitched instruments like the bassoon?

Accepted Answer

Bass clef

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Treble clef

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Alto clef

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Tenor clef

Question 10

Which of these notes has the shortest duration?

Accepted Answer

Quaver

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Semibreve

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Minim

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Crotchet

Question 11

Which time signature has three beats in each bar?

Accepted Answer

3/4

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2/4

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4/4

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6/8

Question 12

How many beats are in a whole bar of 4/4 time?

Accepted Answer

Four

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Two

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Three

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Six

Question 13

What does the musical symbol 'f' mean?

Accepted Answer

Play loudly

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Play softly

Question 14

Which symbol shows that a note should be played for one beat?

Accepted Answer

Crotchet

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Semibreve

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Minim

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Quaver

Question 15

What symbol tells us where to place the notes on the staff?

Accepted Answer

Clef

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Bar line

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Time signature

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Rest

Question 16

Which symbol marks the end of a piece of music?

Accepted Answer

Double bar line

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Coda

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Fermata

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Triplet

Question 17

Which symbol tells us how many beats are in a bar?

Accepted Answer

Time signature

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Clef

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Bar line

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Rest

Question 18

What symbol indicates that a note should be played very softly?

Accepted Answer

Piano

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Forte

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Crescendo

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Diminuendo

Question 19

Which symbol means that a note should be played very loudly?

Accepted Answer

Forte

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Piano

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Crescendo

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Diminuendo

Question 20

What symbol indicates that the music should gradually get louder?

Accepted Answer

Crescendo

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Forte

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Piano

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Diminuendo

Question 21

What symbol indicates that a note should be played for four beats?

Accepted Answer

Semibreve

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Crotchet

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Minim

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Quaver

Question 22

What is the vertical line called that separates the music into evenly-spaced groups?

Accepted Answer

Bar line

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Double bar line

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Measure

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Brace

Question 23

Which of these notes is the highest?

Accepted Answer

A

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C

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E

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G

Question 24

What do you call the symbol that raises a note by a semitone?

Accepted Answer

Sharp

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Flat

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Natural

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Double sharp

Question 25

Starting from the bottom, which line represents the musical note "C" on the treble clef?

Accepted Answer

Second line

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First line

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Third line

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Fourth line

Question 26

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

Accepted Answer

Tie

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Slur

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Dot

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Rest

Question 27

What does the repeat sign in music tell you to do?

Accepted Answer

Repeat the previous section

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Skip the previous section

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Play the next section twice

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End the piece of music

Question 28

On which lines and spaces do we write musical notes?

Accepted Answer

Staff

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Bar

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Clef

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Measure

Question 29

Which symbol tells us where to start singing or playing?

Accepted Answer

Clef

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Key signature

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Time signature

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Note

Question 30

Which note lasts longer, a crotchet or a semibreve?

Accepted Answer

Semibreve

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Quaver

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Minim

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Dotted crotchet

Question 31

Which of these is NOT a musical symbol?

Accepted Answer

Word

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Note

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Rest

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Clef

Question 32

In a song with 4 beats in each bar and the main beat being a crotchet, what is the time signature?

Accepted Answer

4/4

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2/4

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3/4

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6/8

Question 33

Which symbol means to play louder and louder?

Accepted Answer

Crescendo

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Decrescendo

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Forte

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Piano

Question 34

Which notes are in the C major scale, in order?

Accepted Answer

C, D, E, F, G, A, B

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C, D, E, F#, G, A, B

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C, D, E, F, G#, A, B

Question 35

What is the name of the musical symbol that indicates silence in music?

Accepted Answer

Rest

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Note

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Clef

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Bar line

Question 36

What is the name of the musical symbol that indicates a break in the music?

Accepted Answer

Bar line

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Rest

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Clef

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Note

Question 37

Which musical symbol indicates a dotted note?

Accepted Answer

Dot

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Sharp

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Flat