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Music Theory for Kids Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about facts in music theory. For those children who haven't learned music theory yet, this quiz may be hard for you so this quiz is for people who have learned theory in music (most preferably those in middle school). Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by hagga. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
hagga

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
288,970

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1417

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the order of sharps (#)? Hint

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

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

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

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

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these tempos is the fastest? Hint

Vivace

Allegro

Andante

Largo

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Question 3 of 10

3. What do two half notes equal? Hint

One quarter note

Eight quarter notes

Six eighth notes

A whole note

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Question 4 of 10

4. If a note is above the third line on the staff, which way should the stem go? Hint

down

up or down - it doesn't matter

sideways

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many spaces are there between the lines on a single staff? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where does the time signature appear? Hint

At the end before the double bar line

At the end after the double bar line

In the beginning of the staff after the clef sign

In the beginning of the staff before the clef sign

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Question 7 of 10

7. If there's a dot after a note, what happens? Hint

The duration increases by half the original value

You play half of how long the note was previously

You play with stacatto

You play with crescendo

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Question 8 of 10

8. Are two notes that sound the same but have different note names called semitone notes?

Yes

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Question 9 of 10

9. In written music, the flat sign comes before the note it relates to in the staff.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many music letters are there in music? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the order of sharps (#)?

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

My teacher taught me that this could stand for: Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle so I could remember the order. The order of flats is B, E, A, D, G, C, F and what I use to help me remember that order is: Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles' Father.

2. Which of these tempos is the fastest?

Answer: Vivace

The order of these tempos from slow to fast are: largo, andante, allegro, and then vivace. There are many other tempos but these are just a few.

3. What do two half notes equal?

Answer: A whole note

A half note equals two beats. A whole note equals four beats. So if there are two half notes, you would have to add two plus two which is equal to a whole note [1 half note(two beats) + 1 half note(two beats) = 1 whole note(four beats].

4. If a note is above the third line on the staff, which way should the stem go?

Answer: down

If the note is above the third line, the stem would go down, if the note is below the third line, the stem would go up. If the note is on the third line, the stem could go either up or down.

5. How many spaces are there between the lines on a single staff?

Answer: 4

The notes names of these four spaces in a TREBLE clef from bottom to top would be F, A, C, E (spelling the word FACE: that's what I would use to remind myself of the notes). The note names of the four spaces in the BASS clef from bottom to top would be A, C, E, G (I would remind myself the notes by remembering this: All Cows Eat Grass).

6. Where does the time signature appear?

Answer: In the beginning of the staff after the clef sign

The time signature contains two numbers, one above the other. The top number tells you how many beats are in each bar and the bottom number tells you what type of note recieves one beat.

7. If there's a dot after a note, what happens?

Answer: The duration increases by half the original value

After there has been a dot added to a note, that note is called a dotted half note. A dotted half note is equal to three beats.

8. Are two notes that sound the same but have different note names called semitone notes?

Answer: no

The word fitting this definition would be enharmonic. An example of two enharmonic notes is E and F flat. Semitone is the distance between two notes with no notes in between.

9. In written music, the flat sign comes before the note it relates to in the staff.

Answer: true

However, when speaking of flatted notes, the word 'flat' comes after the letter name, such as 'D flat'. The same thing goes for sharps and naturals.

10. How many music letters are there in music?

Answer: 7

This is probably the first thing you learn in theory. The seven music note letter names are: A, B, C, D, E, F, G. So when you reach G, you would start from A again. Thank you for playing my quiz and I hope you have learned some things about music!

Source: Author hagga

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