Beat Reading Rhythm Notation Beat Reading

Question 1

What does a whole note receive in common time (4/4)?

Accepted Answer

4 beats

Answer

1 beat

Answer

2 beats

Answer

8 beats

Question 2

How many beats does a dotted quarter note receive in 4/4 time?

Accepted Answer

1.5 beats

Answer

1 beat

Answer

2 beats

Answer

2.5 beats

Question 3

What symbol indicates a brief silence equal to one beat?

Accepted Answer

Quarter rest

Answer

Half rest

Answer

Whole rest

Answer

Eighth rest

Question 4

Which note value is equivalent to two eighth notes?

Accepted Answer

Quarter note

Answer

Whole note

Answer

Half note

Answer

Sixteenth note

Question 5

What does a tie between two notes indicate in beat reading?

Accepted Answer

Hold the combined duration without re-striking

Answer

Play both notes separately

Answer

Accent the second note

Answer

Play both notes louder

Question 6

How many sixteenth notes equal one quarter note?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

Answer

8

Answer

16