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Grade 4 Music Quiz:

Rhythm and Expression

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Welcome to your rhythm and expression music quiz. You will be

given 30 minutes for completion. Please read all directions
carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Good luck!
1. What is the value of this note?
A.
B.
C.
D.

1/2 a Beat
1 Beat
3 Beats
4 Beats

2. What is the value of this rest?

A.
B.
C.
D.

(1 point)

(1 point)

1/2 a Beat
1 Beat
3 Beats
4 Beats

3. How many 16th notes (

(1 point)
Answer:

) make up a quarter note

)?

4.
a) What is the name of this dynamic marking? (1 point)

Answer:
b) How does the dynamic marking above affect the music? (1 point)
Answer:

5. Draw an accent on the quarter note provided in the box below

(1 point)

6. Draw a line connecting the notes or rests below with their correct
values (4 points)

a)

1)

1/2 a Beat

b)

2)

2 Beats

c)

3)

3 Beats

d)

4)

4 Beats

7. Complete the bar below with notes and rests of your choosing
( 2 points; 0.5 per beat)

8. Draw a line connecting the instruments below to their correct

musical family (you may have more than one instrument in the same
family) (6 points)

a)
Violin

b)

c)

1)

Woodwinds

2)

Percussion

3)

Brass

4)

Strings

Flute

Trombone

d)
French Horn

e)
Saxophone

f)

Snare Drum

9. How many valves does a trumpet have? (1 point)

Answer:

10. Which musical family does the Oboe belong to? (1 point)
Answer:

Answer Key
1.
2.
3.
4.

D
B
4
A) Crescendo
B) Makes the music louder

5.

>
6. a) > 3
b) > 4
c) > 1
d) > 3
7. Answers may vary
8. a) > 4
b) > 1
c) > 3
d) > 3
e) > 1
f) > 2
9. 3
10. Woodwinds