Quiz about Basic Music
Quiz about Basic Music

Basic Music Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz on basic music.

A multiple-choice quiz by treebeard776. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
treebeard776
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
182,970
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1498
This quiz has 2 formats: you can play it as a or as shown below.
Scroll down to the bottom for the answer key.
1. How many notes are there (chromaticly) in an octave (including the first note repeated)?

Answer: (2 digits)
2. How many flats are in the Eb major key

Answer: (a number)
3. How do you play a note with a staccato? Hint

softly
enlongated
detached or separated
loudly

4. How is a legato played? Hint

enlongated
quickly
smoothly
loudly

5. Put Moderato, Largo, Allegro, and Allegretto in order from slowest to quickest. Hint

Largo, Allegro, Moderato, Allegretto
Largo, Moderato, Andante, Allegro
Largo, Allegretto, Moderato, Allegro
Largo, Moderato, Allegretto, Allegro

6. Some math: What fraction of a measure in 6/8 is a dotted 16th note? Hint

3/8
3/32
1/8
1/16

7. What time signature is C (common time) equal to? Hint

3/4
4/4
2/4
3/8

8. What does a fermata do? Hint

It makes you slow down the tempo.
It makes you play more loudly.
It makes you hold a note longer than its normal value.
It makes you play smoothly.

9. What is used to slow tempo? Hint

legato
andante
staccato
ritardando

10. Put Mezzo Forte, Piano, Forte, and Mezzo Piano in order from softest to loudest. Hint

Mezzo Piano, Piano, Mezzo Forte, Forte
Forte, Mezzo Forte, Piano, Mezzo Piano.
Piano, Mezzo Piano, Forte, Mezzo Forte
Piano, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Forte


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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. How many notes are there (chromaticly) in an octave (including the first note repeated)?

Answer: 13

There are 8 notes in an octave (not chromatically), C, D, E, F, G, A, B, and C- or do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, and do.
2. How many flats are in the Eb major key

Answer: 3

In the key of Eb, the three flats are Eb and Bb and Ab.
3. How do you play a note with a staccato?

Answer: detached or separated

Staccato is a dot under or over a note.
4. How is a legato played?

Answer: smoothly

There is no symbol for legato- it is simply written out.
5. Put Moderato, Largo, Allegro, and Allegretto in order from slowest to quickest.

Answer: Largo, Moderato, Allegretto, Allegro

Largo is slow, Moderato is at moderate speed, Allegro is quick and lively, and Allegretto is slightly slower than Allegro.
6. Some math: What fraction of a measure in 6/8 is a dotted 16th note?

Answer: 1/8

A dotted 16th note's length is equal to a 16th and 32nd note tied.
7. What time signature is C (common time) equal to?

Answer: 4/4

"4/4 Time" means that there are four beats in a measure, and a quarter note is one beat.
8. What does a fermata do?

Answer: It makes you hold a note longer than its normal value.

The length you hold the fermata is often shown by the conductor and usually appears at the end of a song.
9. What is used to slow tempo?

Answer: ritardando

The ritardando usually appears at the end of a song. It can be abbriviated as Ritard. or Rit.
10. Put Mezzo Forte, Piano, Forte, and Mezzo Piano in order from softest to loudest.

Answer: Piano, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Forte

Piano can be abbreviated P, Mezzo Piano can be MP, Forte can be F, and Mezzo Forte can be MF. PPP is even softer than Piano, and FFF is louder the Forte.
Source: Author treebeard776

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