Time and Key Signatures 01

1. What is a time signature?

   • A set time limit for the performance
   • A signed calendar date printed on the score
   • A way of showing how many beats a bar is made up of
   • The average time a piece of music takes to play

2. What is 'common time'?

   • A method of describing a repeated rhythm
   • An alternative way of writing the 4/4 time signature
   • The average speed of a piece
   • The grouping of equal rhythms

3. How many quavers are in a 6/8 time signature?

   • 3
   • 4
   • 6
   • 8

4. How many beats are in a 12/8 time signature?

   • 8 crotchet beats per bar
   • 8 quaver beats per bar
   • 12 crotchet beats per bar
   • 12 quaver beats per bar

5. How many beats are in a 3/4 time signature?

   • 3 quaver beats
   • 3 crotchet beats
   • 4 minim beats
   • 4 crotchet beats

6. What does a key signature illustrate?

   • How many chord changes occur in the music
   • The central melodic themes of the music being played
   • The number of piano keys used to play the piece
   • Which and how many sharps/flats are used in the music

7. How many sharps or flats are in the key of G major?

   • None
   • 1 sharp (F sharp)
   • 2 flats (B and E flat)
   • 3 sharps (F, C and G sharp)

8. How many flats are in the key of B flat major?

   • 1 (B flat)
   • 2 (B and E flat)
   • 3 (B, E and A flat)
   • 4 (B, E, A and D flat)

9. How many sharps or flats are in the key of C major?

   • None
   • 1 flat (B flat)
   • 1 sharp and 1 flat (F sharp and B flat)
   • 2 sharps (F and C sharp)

10. What major key signature has three sharps?

    • A major
    • D major
    • E major
    • F major

Quiz written by Thomas Daish