Master Musical Notation: A Fun and Interactive Guide for 1st Graders

Question 1

In music, which symbol means we should stop playing for a short time?

Accepted Answer

A rest

Answer

A note

Answer

A line

Question 2

What tells us how many beats are in a musical phrase?

Accepted Answer

Time signature

Answer

Clef

Answer

Note

Answer

Rest

Question 3

Which note is higher, G or B?

Accepted Answer

B

Answer

G

Question 4

What is the name for when several musical notes are played together?

Accepted Answer

Harmony

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Melody

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Rhythm

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Tempo

Question 5

Which musical symbol is a dot placed to the right of a note?

Accepted Answer

Dot

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A notehead

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Stem

Question 6

What is the name of the musical element that refers to the speed of a piece of music?

Accepted Answer

Tempo

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Rhythm

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Pitch

Question 7

Which of the following musical symbols is used to indicate a sharp note?

Accepted Answer

#

Answer

b

Answer

n

Question 8

What is the name of the musical element that refers to the relative highness or lowness of a sound?

Accepted Answer

Pitch

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Volume

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Timbre

Question 9

Which note gets two beats?

Accepted Answer

A half note

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A quarter note

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A whole note

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An eighth note

Question 10

Which type of note sounds nice when played with other notes?

Accepted Answer

Consonant note

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Dissonant note

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Flat note

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Sharp note

Question 11

How long does a half rest last?

Accepted Answer

Two beats

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One beat

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Four beats

Question 12

Which note is played for a shorter duration than a quarter note?

Accepted Answer

Eighth note

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Half note

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Whole note

Question 13

Which of these is not a type of note?

Accepted Answer

Triple note

Answer

Whole note

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Half note

Question 14

Which symbol is used to make a note sharp?

Accepted Answer

#

Answer

b

Answer

n

Question 15

What are the lines and spaces called that notes are written on?

Accepted Answer

Staff

Answer

Clef

Answer

Measure

Question 16

In music, which symbol represents a sound that lasts for one beat?

Accepted Answer

Quarter note

Answer

Half note

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Whole note

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Eighth note

Question 17

What is the name of the group of lines and spaces where we write musical notes?

Accepted Answer

Staff

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Piano

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Guitar

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Measure

Question 18

Which line on the staff is called the middle C line?

Accepted Answer

Middle line

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Bottom line

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Top line

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Second line from the bottom

Question 19

Which note is higher in pitch?

Accepted Answer

C on the top line

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A on the bottom line

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A on the middle line

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E on the second line from the bottom

Question 20

Which of these is NOT a musical symbol?

Accepted Answer

Drum

Answer

Note

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Rest

Answer

Staff

Question 21

What is the name of the symbol that means to play louder?

Accepted Answer

Crescendo

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Decrescendo

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Staccato

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Legato

Question 22

In music, what symbol shows a pause?

Accepted Answer

Rest

Answer

Note

Answer

Sharp

Answer

Flat

Question 23

In music, the symbol that represents a sound that lasts for one beat is called a:

Accepted Answer

Note

Answer

Rest

Answer

Bar line

Answer

Clef

Question 24

The symbol that tells you how many beats are in a measure is known as the:

Accepted Answer

Time signature

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Note

Answer

Rest

Answer

Bar line

Question 25

The musical symbol that separates one measure from another is called a:

Accepted Answer

Bar line

Answer

Double bar line

Answer

Clef

Answer

Note

Question 26

Which of the following musical notes lasts for two beats?

Accepted Answer

Half note

Answer

Quarter note

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Whole note

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Eighth note

Question 27

The purpose of the lines and spaces on a musical staff is to:

Accepted Answer

Write musical notes and rests

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Indicate the key of the song

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Show where the song ends

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Tell you how fast to play the song

Question 28

Which musical symbol tells you the starting pitch of a song?

Accepted Answer

Clef

Answer

Time signature

Answer

Bar line

Answer

Rest

Question 29

What symbol in music shows a sound that lasts one beat?

Accepted Answer

Note

Answer

Rest

Answer

Clef

Answer

Bar line

Question 30

Which symbol in music tells us how high or low a note is?

Accepted Answer

Clef

Answer

Pitch

Answer

Rest

Answer

Measure

Question 31

What symbol in music shows that there is no sound for a beat?

Accepted Answer

Rest

Answer

Quarter note

Answer

Whole note

Answer

Half note

Question 32

How many beats does a half note last for?

Accepted Answer

Two beats

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One beat

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Three beats

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Four beats

Question 33

Which note is longer than a quarter note but shorter than a whole note?

Accepted Answer

Half note

Answer

Eighth note

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Whole note

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Quarter note

Question 34

What symbol in music divides a piece into even sections?

Accepted Answer

Bar line

Answer

Clef

Answer

Note

Answer

Rest

Question 35

Which symbol in music shows the end of a piece?

Accepted Answer

Double bar line

Answer

Clef

Answer

Rest

Answer

Fermata

Question 36

Which symbol means that you should stop playing or singing?

Accepted Answer

Rest

Answer

Note

Answer

Measure bar

Answer

Clef

Question 37

What is the name of the group of five lines that the notes are written on?

Accepted Answer

Staff

Answer

Clef

Answer

Measure

Answer

Bar line

Question 38

What is the name of the symbol that tells you how many beats are in each measure?

Accepted Answer

Time signature

Answer

Clef

Answer

Staff

Answer

Note

Question 39

Which of these is not a type of musical notation?

Accepted Answer

Picture

Answer

Note

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Rest

Answer

Chord

Question 40

What does a treble clef look like?

Accepted Answer

Two lines with a curly line

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Three lines with a circle

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Four lines with a dot

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Five lines with a hook

Question 41

What is the name of the vertical line that divides the staff into measures?

Accepted Answer

Measure bar

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Clef

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Time signature

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Rest

Question 42

How many beats does a quarter note get?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

2

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3

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4

Question 43

On what lines and spaces can notes be placed?

Accepted Answer

Staff

Answer

Note

Answer

Measure

Answer

Clef

Question 44

What are the vertical lines on a staff called that divide it into sections?

Accepted Answer

Bar lines

Answer

Spaces

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Notes

Answer

Clefs

Question 45

Which of these notes lasts the longest?

Accepted Answer

Whole note

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Half note

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Eighth note

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Quarter note

Question 46

Which note has a stem pointing downwards?

Accepted Answer

Quarter note below the staff

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Half note above the staff

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Quarter note above the staff

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Whole note below the staff

Question 47

What is the dot added to a note called that makes it shorter?

Accepted Answer

Dot

Answer

Beam

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Stem

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Flag

Question 48

Which symbol means to play a note one half step higher?

Accepted Answer

#

Answer

b

Answer

^

Answer

n

Question 49

Which note is played the shortest?

Accepted Answer

Eighth note

Answer

Whole note

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Quarter note

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Half note

Question 50

What tells us to be quiet in music?

Accepted Answer

Rest

Answer

Instrument

Answer

Music book

Answer

Note

Question 51

Which one is a type of rest?

Accepted Answer

Half rest

Answer

Quarter note

Answer

Whole note

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Eighth note

Question 52

How many beats does a quarter note get?

Accepted Answer

One beat

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Four beats

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Three beats

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Two beats

Question 53

What is this called? (Image of a treble clef)

Accepted Answer

Treble clef

Answer

Bass clef

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Flat sign

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Sharp sign

Question 54

Which note is played the longest?

Accepted Answer

Whole note

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Eighth note

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Half note

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Quarter note

Question 55

How many beats does a half note get?

Accepted Answer

Two beats

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One beat

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Three beats

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Four beats

Question 56

Which rest lasts for four beats?

Accepted Answer

Whole rest

Answer

Half rest

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Quarter rest

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Eighth rest

Question 57

If you see a quarter note, how many beats do you play it?

Accepted Answer

One beat

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Three beats

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Two beats

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Four beats

Question 58

What does the top number in this symbol tell us? (Image of 4/4 time signature)

Accepted Answer

How many beats are in each measure

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How many measures are in the song

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If the music is happy or sad

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What kind of note gets one beat