Music Theory Grade 1

Question 1

What is the musical term for the speed of a piece of music?

Answer 1

Tempo

Question 2

True or False: A whole note is worth four beats.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Fill in the blank: The symbol for silence in music is called a _______.

Answer 3

Rest

Question 4

What is the distance between two notes called?

Answer 4

Interval

Question 5

Which clef is used for higher-pitched notes?

Answer 5

Treble clef

Question 6

What is the name of the five lines on which music is written?

Answer 6

Staff

Question 7

What note has a value of two beats?

Answer 7

Half note

Question 8

True or False: A sharp raises a note by a half step.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

What do you call a group of two or more notes played at the same time?

Answer 9

Chord

Question 10

Fill in the blank: The first note of the C major scale is _______.

Answer 10

C

Question 11

What is the term for a gradual increase in loudness?

Answer 11

Crescendo

Question 12

Which symbol indicates a note should be played longer than its usual value?

Answer 12

Tie

Question 13

What is the name of the flat symbol?

Answer 13

Flat

Question 14

True or False: The key signature is found at the beginning of a piece of music.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

What is the term for the main theme of a piece of music?

Answer 15

Melody

Question 16

What is the name of the note that is one step lower than C?

Answer 16

B

Question 17

Fill in the blank: The time signature 4/4 means there are _______ beats in a measure.

Answer 17

Four

Question 18

What do we call the silence that lasts for one beat?

Answer 18

Quarter rest

Question 19

True or False: A dotted half note is worth three beats.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

What is the term for a piece of music that is played softly?

Answer 20

Piano

Question 21

Fill in the blank: The distance of an octave spans _______ notes.

Answer 21

Eight

Question 22

What is the name of the scale that consists of five notes?

Answer 22

Pentatonic scale

Question 23

Which note is the tonic in the C major scale?

Answer 23

C

Question 24

True or False: A fermata indicates to hold a note longer than its usual duration.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

What is the term for repeating a section of music?

Answer 25

Repeat

Question 26

Fill in the blank: The _______ indicates the speed at which a piece of music should be played.

Answer 26

Metronome

Question 27

What do we call the sharp symbol?

Answer 27

Sharp

Question 28

Which symbol indicates a note should be played quietly?

Answer 28

Piano

Question 29

What is the name of the musical scale that includes all twelve notes?

Answer 29

Chromatic scale

Question 30

True or False: A scale is a sequence of notes in ascending or descending order.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

What is the term for the speed of music?

Answer 31

Tempo

Question 32

Fill in the blank: A _______ note has a value of one beat.

Answer 32

Quarter

Question 33

What is the term used for a piece of music written for a solo instrument?

Answer 33

Sonata

Question 34

What do we call the notes that are played simultaneously?

Answer 34

Harmony

Question 35

Which note is represented by a solid black oval without a stem?

Answer 35

Whole note

Question 36

True or False: The term ‘forte’ means to play loudly.

Answer 36

True

Question 37

What is the term for a sequence of notes that create a musical idea?

Answer 37

Phrase

Question 38

Fill in the blank: The _______ is the distance between two pitches.

Answer 38

Interval

Question 39

What is the name of the time signature that indicates three beats per measure?

Answer 39

3/4 time signature

Question 40

True or False: A whole rest is equal to four beats of silence.

Answer 40

True

Question 41

What is the name of the pattern of beats in music?

Answer 41

Rhythm

Question 42

Fill in the blank: The _______ is the symbol indicating the end of a piece of music.

Answer 42

Double bar line

Question 43

What is the term for a note that is played very softly?

Answer 43

Pianissimo