SHOSYS ACADEMY 10 TEST: CONVENTIONS OF RHYTHM

SHOSYS ACADEMY 10 TEST: CONVENTIONS OF RHYTHM

Kelvin Sholar

1 Introduction To The Blog Series

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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