Music Time Skill Builder Worksheet

Time Skill Builder

Adult Education Music Time Skill Builder Challenging 25 Questions 9 Views

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Music Time Skill Builder Worksheet

Time Skill Builder

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Grade: Adult Education

Subject: Music

Topic: Time

Time: 20 Minutes

Difficulty: Challenging

Questions: 25

Instructions:
Read each question carefully. Answer in complete sentences when asked, and show your work for calculation items. Questions increase in difficulty, so take your time and check your answers.

Skills Practiced:

Time
Music
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving

1Question

What does the term 'tempo' mean in music?

2Question

What time signature tells you there are 4 beats in each measure and the quarter note gets one beat?

3Question

In 3/4 time, how many beats are in one measure?

4Question

If a metronome is set to 60 beats per minute, how many beats happen in one minute?

5Question

If a song is in 2/4 time, how many quarter-note beats are in 4 measures?

6Question

Name the note value that usually gets 2 beats in 4/4 time.

7Question

Name the note value that usually gets 4 beats in 4/4 time.

8Question

In 6/8 time, how many eighth-note beats are in one measure?

9Question

If a piece is marked Allegro, what does that usually tell you about tempo?

10Question

If a piece is marked Adagio, what does that usually tell you about tempo?

11Question

A piece lasts 2 minutes and 30 seconds. How many total seconds is that?

12Question

If a song is 3 minutes long and the tempo is 120 beats per minute, how many beats are in the whole song?

13Question

A drummer plays 16 measures of 4/4 time. How many quarter-note beats are played in total?

14Question

In 3/4 time, how many total beats are in 8 measures?

15Question

At 90 beats per minute, about how long does it take to play 45 beats?

16Question

A melody has 8 measures in 4/4 time and lasts 16 seconds. What is the average length of one measure?

17Question

If a note lasts for 1 and a half beats in 4/4 time, what note type could it be in common notation?

18Question

A song in 6/8 time has 12 measures. How many eighth-note beats are in the song?

19Question

A metronome marking changes from 80 BPM to 100 BPM. By how many beats per minute did the tempo increase?

20Question

If a piece in 4/4 time contains 5 whole notes, how many beats does that equal?

21Question

A choir sings a 4-minute piece at 75 BPM. How many beats occur in the piece?

22Question

A song is 3 minutes long. For the first 90 seconds, the tempo is 100 BPM, and for the last 90 seconds, the tempo is 80 BPM. How many total beats are in the song?

23Question

Explain the difference between beat, tempo, and measure.

24Question

A piece in 4/4 time has 32 measures. If each measure takes 2.5 seconds, how long is the piece in minutes and seconds?

25Question

A conductor wants a 3-minute piece to contain exactly 240 beats. What tempo in beats per minute is needed?

Answer Key

#	Answer
1	Tempo means the speed of the beat in music.
2	4/4 time.
3	3 beats.
4	60 beats.
5	8 quarter-note beats.
6	A half note.
7	A whole note.
8	6 eighth-note beats.
9	It should be played fast or lively.
10	It should be played slowly.
11	150 seconds.
12	360 beats.
13	64 beats.
14	24 beats.
15	30 seconds.
16	2 seconds per measure.
17	A dotted quarter note.
18	72 eighth-note beats.
19	20 BPM.
20	20 beats.
21	300 beats.
22	135 beats from the first half plus 120 beats from the second half equals 255 beats.
23	A beat is the basic pulse, tempo is the speed of that pulse, and a measure is a group of beats separated by bar lines.
24	80 seconds, which is 1 minute and 20 seconds.
25	240 beats divided by 3 minutes equals 80 BPM.