SHOSYS ACADEMY 10 TEST: CONVENTIONS OF RHYTHM
Kelvin Sholar
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2 Testing Recall Of Conventions Of Rhythm
In Lesson 10, we learned about conventions of rhythm. Here, remembrance is tested; the primary task for the student is to find cues in test questions that make it easy to remember answers. There may be more than one correct answer for a given test question. Correct answers are given at the end of this test.
2.1 Test Questions
1. Rhythm is ordered durations of:
a). sounds
b). silences
2. The most basic elements of rhythm are:
a). tones
b). beats
c). notes
3. Beats are positions of ____ in time:
a). pulse
b). notes
c). words
4. When beats are grouped into recurring sets then they are organized by:
a). time signature
b). meter
5. Sets of beats in a meter often match the construction of:
a). octaves
b). measures
6. The first beat (or downbeat) is often ____ then the other beats of the measure:
a). louder
b). quieter
7. Beats that occur between beats are called:
a). downbeats
b). upbeats
8. Syncopation is when beats occur in:
a). unexpected places
b). expected places
9. Tempo is the speed of the:
a). tone
b). beat
c). note
10. Tempo is often given in:
a). beats-per-minute
b). beats-per-second
11. In musical notation, each tone occurs for a certain duration or length of time called a:
a). note-value
b), time-value
12. Which are basic time-values in staff notation?
a). whole note
b). half note
c). quarter note
d). eighth note
13. A whole note or rest has the value of:
a). two beats
b). four beats
c). one beat
d). 1/2 half beat
e). 1/4 beat
14. A half note or rest has the value of:
a). two beats
b). four beats
c). one beat
d). 1/2 half beat
e). 1/4 beat
15. A quarter note or rest has the value of:
a). two beats
b). four beats
c). one beat
d). 1/2 half beat
e). 1/4 beat
16. An eighth note or rest has the value of:
a). two beats
b). four beats
c). one beat
d). 1/2 half beat
e). 1/4 beat
17. A sixteenth note or rest has the value of:
a). two beats
b). four beats
c). one beat
d). 1/2 half beat
e). 1/4 beat
18. Each time-value has a counterpart in:
a). note-values
b). rest-values
19. The time-value of notes and rests are changed by adding a ___ after them:
a). dot
b). beam
c). accent
20. A dotted quarter note adds an eighth note time-value; the result is a time-value of:
a). 1 1/2 beats duration
b). two beats duration
c). four beats duration
21. A tuplet is an:
a). irregular division of notes into a given beat
b). regular division of notes into a given beat
22. One can tie notes together to achieve:
a). longer time-values
b). shorter time-values
3 Test Answers
1. Rhythm is ordered durations of:
a). sounds
b). silences
2. The most basic elements of rhythm are:
b). beats
3. Beats are positions of ____ in time:
a). pulse
4. When beats are grouped into recurring sets then they are organized by:
b). meter
5. Sets of beats in a meter often match the construction of:
b). measures
6. The first beat (or downbeat) is often ____ then the other beats of the measure:
a). louder
7. Beats that occur between beats are called:
b). upbeats
8. Syncopation is when beats occur in:
a). unexpected places
9. Tempo is the speed of the:
b). beat
10. Tempo is often given in:
a). beats-per-minute
11. In musical notation, each tone occurs for a certain duration or length of time called a:
b), time-value
12. Which are basic time-values in staff notation?
a). whole note
b). half note
c). quarter note
d). eighth note
13. A whole note or rest has the value of:
b). four beats
14. A half note or rest has the value of:
a). two beats
15. A quarter note or rest has the value of:
c). one beat
16. An eighth note or rest has the value of:
d). 1/2 half beat
17. A sixteenth note or rest has the value of:
e). 1/4 beat
18. Each time-value has a counterpart in:
b). rest-values
19. The time-value of notes and rests are changed by adding a ___ after them:
a). dot
20. A dotted quarter note adds an eighth note time-value; the result is a time-value of:
a). 1 1/2 beats duration
21. A tuplet is an:
a). irregular division of notes into a given beat
22. One can tie notes together to achieve:
a). longer time-values
4 Bibliography
Bloom, B. S.; Engelhart, M. D.; Furst, E. J.; Hill, W. H.; Krathwohl, D. R. Taxonomy Of Educational Objectives: The Classification Of Educational Goals. Handbook I: Cognitive Domain. New York: David McKay Company, 1956
Kamien, Roger. Music: An Appreciation. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2018
Miller, Michael. The Complete Idiots Gude To Music Theory. New York: Alpha Books, 2005