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My Life as a Treble Clef Trivia Quiz

Terry the Treble Clef has had many jobs in his life and he's learned a lot about music theory. Take this quiz to see if you know as much as he does.

A multiple-choice quiz by looney_tunes. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
looney_tunes

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
327,241

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1426

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Before Terry could apply for his first job he had to learn what the role of a clef was. Which of the following best describes this? Hint

A symbol that helps musicians interpret the pitch of the notes on written music

A symbol that tells musicians how loudly to play their music

A notation that shows musicians how fast to play their music

A notation that indicates the key of a piece of music

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Question 2 of 10

2. Terry took a job in a beginners' music book and he learned that some children learn the names of the notes that go in the spaces of the musical staff when a treble clef is used by memorising the acronym FACE. How many lines are on the music staff? Hint

Five

Seven

Three

Nine

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Question 3 of 10

3. Terry took a job on a piano score. He helps show players the notes for their right hands, but which clef usually appears on the line that gives the music for their left hands? Hint

Treble clef

Alto clef

Bass clef

Tenor clef

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Question 4 of 10

4. Before Terry could apply for a job in brass band music he needed to know which instruments he might be able to help the most. Which of the following instruments would most likely find a treble clef on their sheet music? Hint

Trombone

Tuba

Trumpet

Sousaphone

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Question 5 of 10

5. When Terry took work in choir music he found that he often showed female singers their parts. Which of the following female voices would Terry most likely have helped? Hint

Tenor

Bass

Baritone

Soprano

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Question 6 of 10

6. Terry enjoyed working in a dance band for a while. Which of the following dances has three crotchet beats to each bar? Hint

Breakdance

March

Waltz

Polka

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Question 7 of 10

7. Once Terry tried out for a job working on viola sheet music, but he was told another clef was the preferred choice for viola players. Which clef got the job? Hint

Bass clef

Alto clef

Maxi clef

Omni clef

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Question 8 of 10

8. Terry often notices there are symbols printed near him on the staff that tell players that certain notes should be played 'sharp', or a semitone higher than their natural state. Which of the following is the symbol for sharps? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Terry sometimes sees a symbol that looks a little like a 'b' which tells musicians to play notes a semitone lower than their natural state. What is this symbol called? Hint

Soft

Natural

Flat

Hard

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Question 10 of 10

10. Now that Terry is very experienced, he works on orchestral scores. Which of the following instruments would be unlikely to use a treble clef in its orchestral music? Hint

Violin

Clarinet

Timpani

Flute

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Before Terry could apply for his first job he had to learn what the role of a clef was. Which of the following best describes this?

Answer: A symbol that helps musicians interpret the pitch of the notes on written music

Clefs appear at the beginning of every line of written music. The shape and the position of the clef tell musicians how to work out the pitch of every line and space on the music staff.

Answer: Five

There are five lines on the music staff with four spaces between them. When a treble clef is used the notes in the spaces are, from bottom to top, F, A, C, E, and the notes on the lines are E, G, B, D, F. Sometimes people learn the notes on the lines by memorising the phrase Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit.

3. Terry took a job on a piano score. He helps show players the notes for their right hands, but which clef usually appears on the line that gives the music for their left hands?

Answer: Bass clef

There is no absolute rule about how to notate music for piano, but it is very common for a treble clef to be used for the higher notes played by the musician's right hand and a bass clef for the lower notes of the left hand. The note called 'middle C' sits on an invisible line between the two staves.

Answer: Trumpet

The trumpet is the highest pitched of all of these instruments and therefore the most likely to use a treble clef. Sometimes the other instruments have their parts written in the treble clef but their parts are more commonly written using a bass clef.

5. When Terry took work in choir music he found that he often showed female singers their parts. Which of the following female voices would Terry most likely have helped?

Answer: Soprano

In most choirs the female voices are defined as soprano, mezzo-soprano and contralto. The common male choral voices are countertenor, tenor, baritone and bass.

6. Terry enjoyed working in a dance band for a while. Which of the following dances has three crotchet beats to each bar?

Answer: Waltz

The time signature of a piece of music is noted near the clef and tells musicians how to count the beat. Waltzes have three crotchet beats to each bar and this is notated by writing the digit three vertically above the digit four on the staff.

7. Once Terry tried out for a job working on viola sheet music, but he was told another clef was the preferred choice for viola players. Which clef got the job?

Answer: Alto clef

A viola is a stringed instrument which is slightly larger, and therefore slightly lower in pitch, than a violin. In orchestral music the parts for the viola's slightly lower range are usually written using the alto clef which is similar in appearance to the tenor clef but positioned differently on the staff.

Answer: #

The key of a piece of music tells musicians which scale of notes they should use. In some keys the # symbol appears at the start of each line of music to remind players that certain notes should be played sharp.

9. Terry sometimes sees a symbol that looks a little like a 'b' which tells musicians to play notes a semitone lower than their natural state. What is this symbol called?

Answer: Flat

The symbol used to denote flat in written music is a stylised flattened 'b'. Another word for this symbol is bemolle, which comes from Italian.

10. Now that Terry is very experienced, he works on orchestral scores. Which of the following instruments would be unlikely to use a treble clef in its orchestral music?

Answer: Timpani

Timpani, also known as kettle drums, are large tuned drums. In orchestral music their parts are usually written using a bass clef. The clarinet, flute and violin play in a higher range and usually use the treble clef.

Source: Author looney_tunes

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