INAHAN SA KINABUHI COLLEGE SEMINARY

SPECIAL FORMATION YEAR 2015-2016

MUSIC EDUCATION 101
NAME:______________________________________________________________SCORE:________
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GENERAL INSTRUCTION: Please answer your test questionnaire neatly. You are only
allowed up to THREE ERASURES. Exceeding this number of erasures means a
DEDUCTION of your score. Therefore, read and analyze the questions first before
answering. Good Luck!

TEST 1. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. A musical symbol composed of five lines and four spaces where musical
notes are placed.
A.
B.
C.
D.

STAVE
STAFF
MEASURE
G-CLEF

2. A line which separates the notes in a given measure.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Musical Line
Time Signature
Bar Line
Ledger Line

3. Music is written down using a series of symbols that tells us different things
about the piece we are playing or listening to. These symbols are
called______.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Musical Notes
Notes
Notebook
Notation

4. A musical symbol which is found at the BEGINNING of a piece of music, which

tells you where to pitch your notes. It also indicates what hand to use.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Cliff
Cliffs
Clef
Cleff

5. It represents the number of COUNTS or BEATS to be played in each measure

of a piece. It is found at the beginning of a piece.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Time Signature
Time Signatures
Signature
Tempo

6.

A musical symbol which tells us that the notes are placed from the MIDDLE C
going upward. It shows us the higher sounding notes. The right hand is used
for playing these notes.

A. G-Clef
B. Bass Clef
C. C-Clef

D. Scale

7. A musical symbol which tells us that the notes are placed from the MIDDLE C
going downward. It shows us the lower sounding notes. The left hand is used
for playing these notes.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Bass Clef
F- Clef
G-Clef
Scale

8. There are _____spaces in a Staff.

A.
B.
C.
D.

9.
A.
B.
C.
D.

3
5
7
4

There are ____lines in a Staff.

5
4
6
7

10. An ILLUSTRATION in a triangular form which represents the VALUES OF THE

NOTES.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Note Triangle
Note Triangular
Note Pyramid
Notes Pyramid

11.What is the value of a WHOLE NOTE?

A.
B.
C.
D.

1
5
3
4

12.What is the value of a SIXTEENTH NOTE?

A.
B.
C.
D.

1/8
1/3

13.A DOT after a note, takes ____ of its value.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Half
Whole
Semi
One

14.The MOVEMENT or the beat that we respond to the music. It is the pattern of
sounds in TIME or BEATS in Music.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Tempo
Rhythm
Sound
Time Signature

15. A part of Rhythm. It is the Unit of Time that is felt and sensed.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Beat
Rhythm
Tempo
Sound

16.A part of Rhythm. It indicates that a certain note is being stressed. It is

usually placed at the top of the first note of a measure.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Sound
Tempo
Rhythm
Accent

17.It is the SPEED in Music.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Beat
Accent
Rhythm
Tempo

18.These are symbols that represent an idea. It indicates the LOUDNESS or

SOFTNESS of a tone.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Dynamics
Rhythmic Patterns
Accent
Tempo

19.It is the relative HIGHNESS or LOUDNESS of a tone.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Melody
Tempo
Pitch
Accent

20.The TUNE of a song or piece of music.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Pitch
Melody
Accent
Tempo

21.The combination of notes/chords played together and the relationship

between a series of chords.
A. Accent
B. Melody
C. Harmony

D. Pitch

22.A collection of notes grouped together to form harmonies and melodies. It is

usually consists of seven notes in an ascending order. It is illustrated as in a
LADDER form.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Stairs
Staff
Scales
Stave

23.A type of scale that is derived from modes and transposition of the white note
scale. It is consists of notes usually played on the WHITE Keys of the piano.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Di tonic scale
Diatonic scale
Chromatic scale
Enharmonic scale

24.A type of scale that is derived from semitones. It is played using the WHITE
and BLACK keys of the piano.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Diatonic scale
Chromatic scale
Enharmonic scale
Melodic scale

25.There are____ types of MINOR Scales.

A.
B.
C.
D.

1
2
3
4

TEST 11.
A. ILLUSTRATE THE PYRAMID OF NOTES
B. ILLUSTRATE THE CIRCLE OF FIFTHS
TEST 111.
FORM THE WORDS BASED ON THE GIVEN NOTES ON EACH MEASURE.

TEST IV. IDENTIFY THESE MUSICAL SIGNS AND SYMBOLS.

END OF EXAM. Enjoy your Sem-break!!!