Musical Symbols: Interactive Quizzes for Year 1 Music Students

Question 1

Which symbol shows where notes go on the staff?

Accepted Answer

Clef

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Note

Answer

Rest

Answer

Measure

Question 2

Which symbol is used to divide music into groups of four?

Accepted Answer

Bar

Answer

Beat

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Note

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Line

Question 3

Which note has a dot next to it?

Accepted Answer

Dotted note

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Short note

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Long note

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No note

Question 4

Which clef is used for notes that are sung or played very low?

Accepted Answer

Low clef

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High clef

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Middle clef

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No clef

Question 5

What does the term 'staccato' mean?

Accepted Answer

To play the notes short and separated

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To play the notes smoothly and connected

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To play the notes very loudly

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To play the notes very softly

Question 6

What is the name of the symbol that tells you how many beats each note gets?

Accepted Answer

Signature

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Beat

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Time

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Note

Question 7

Which symbol represents a sound that lasts for a single beat?

Accepted Answer

Crotchet

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Minim

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Semibreve

Question 8

What does the symbol '||' represent in music?

Accepted Answer

Double bar line

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Single bar line

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Repeat sign

Question 9

What is the symbol called that divides a piece of music into smaller sections?

Accepted Answer

Bar line

Answer

Clef

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Rest

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a type of note?

Accepted Answer

Bar line

Answer

Crotchet

Answer

Semibreve

Question 11

What is the symbol for a rest that lasts for a single beat?

Accepted Answer

Crotchet rest

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Minim rest

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Semibreve rest

Question 12

What is the symbol used to indicate that a section of music should be repeated?

Accepted Answer

Repeat sign

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Coda

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Fine

Question 13

Which of these symbols tells us to sing the note at a lower pitch?

Accepted Answer

A flat sign (b)

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A sharp sign (#)

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A natural sign (♮)

Question 14

Which of these is the symbol for a repeat?

Accepted Answer

A double bar line with dots

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A single bar line with a dot

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A % sign

Question 15

What is the purpose of musical symbols?

Accepted Answer

To help musicians read music accurately

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To make music more visually appealing

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To add decoration to a musical score

Question 16

Which symbol represents the shortest musical sound - like a quick flick of a finger?

Accepted Answer

Quaver

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Crotchet

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Semibreve

Question 17

What symbol tells you to take a short break in the music?

Accepted Answer

Rest

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Minim

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Semibreve

Question 18

What symbol tells you to play a note a little bit higher in pitch?

Accepted Answer

#

Answer

♭

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♮

Question 19

What is the name of the symbol that tells you when the key of the music changes?

Accepted Answer

Key signature

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Double bar line

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Clef

Question 20

Which symbol means to play a note loudly?

Accepted Answer

f

Answer

p

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mp

Question 21

Which symbol indicates a pause in the music?

Accepted Answer

Rest

Answer

Note

Answer

Clef

Question 22

What symbol represents a musical idea?

Accepted Answer

Note

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Dot

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Line

Question 23

What symbol makes a note sound sharper?

Accepted Answer

Sharp

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Flat

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Natural

Question 24

What does the time signature '4/4' mean?

Accepted Answer

4 beats per measure, each beat a crotchet

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4 beats per measure, each beat a minim

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4 beats per measure, each beat a quaver

Question 25

Which musical symbol looks like a filled-in oval and represents a sound that lasts for four beats?

Accepted Answer

Semibreve

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Crotchet

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Quaver

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Minim

Question 26

What does the curly symbol with the letter 'G' at the beginning of a piece of music show?

Accepted Answer

The key of the music

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The time the music should be played in

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The instrument that should play the music

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The name of the composer

Question 27

What is the name of the symbol that makes a note sound higher in pitch?

Accepted Answer

Sharp

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Flat

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Natural

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Double sharp

Question 28

What do the vertical lines drawn across a piece of music show?

Accepted Answer

How many beats are in each bar

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Where the music starts and ends

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Which instrument should play each part

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How fast or slow the music should be played

Question 29

Which musical symbol is used to show the end of a piece of music?

Accepted Answer

Double bar line

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Coda

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Repeat sign

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Da capo

Question 30

Which symbol appears at the start of each line of music and indicates which notes to play?

Accepted Answer

Clef

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Note

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Rest

Question 31

What symbol represents a sharp?

Accepted Answer

#

Answer

b

Answer

n

Question 32

True or False: The treble clef is used for low-pitched instruments?

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 33

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

Accepted Answer

Space

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Line

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Bar

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT a musical note?

Accepted Answer

Q

Answer

A

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C

Question 35

What is the name of the musical symbol that looks like the letter "C"?

Accepted Answer

Treble clef

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Bass clef

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Alto clef

Question 36

Which note has the shortest duration?

Accepted Answer

Eighth note

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Whole note

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Half note

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Quarter note

Question 37

What is the name of the horizontal line that separates the treble clef from the bass clef?

Accepted Answer

Staff

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Ledger line

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Bar line

Question 38

Which of these notes gets two beats?

Accepted Answer

Semibreve

Answer

Minim

Answer

Crotchet

Answer

Quaver

Question 39

Which of these is the shortest note?

Accepted Answer

Quaver

Answer

Semibreve

Answer

Minim

Answer

Crotchet

Question 40

Which symbol means sharp?

Accepted Answer

Sharp

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Flat

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Natural

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Accidental

Question 41

Which of these is NOT a note?

Accepted Answer

Rest

Answer

Semibreve

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Quaver

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Crotchet

Question 42

Which of these is a type of rest?

Accepted Answer

Whole Rest

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Quarter Note

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Eighth Note

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Triplet

Question 43

What is the main purpose of a treble clef?

Accepted Answer

To show which notes are played on high-pitched instruments

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To show which notes are played on low-pitched instruments

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To show the tempo of the music

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To show the key of the music

Question 44

Which musical symbol lasts for four beats?

Accepted Answer

Whole Note

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Quarter Note

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Half Note

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Eighth Note

Question 45

On which line or space is the treble clef placed?

Accepted Answer

G line

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Middle C line

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F line

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D line

Question 46

Which symbol tells us to pause the music?

Accepted Answer

Fermata

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Crescendo

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Diminuendo

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Staccato

Question 47

What does the term 'staccato' mean?

Accepted Answer

To play notes short and separate

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To play notes long and connected

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To play notes very loudly

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To play notes very softly

Question 48

What is the purpose of a time signature?

Accepted Answer

To tell us how many beats are in each measure

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To tell us how fast or slow the music is played

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To tell us which instruments should play

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To tell us what key the music is in