Musical Notes High and Low Quiz

Grade 1 · Music · Quiz

Test your knowledge of pitch and how high and low notes work in music.

Questions

  1. Which animal makes a sound with a HIGH pitch?

    1. Elephant
    2. Bear
    3. Mouse
    4. Lion
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    Answer: Mouse

    A mouse makes squeaky, high-pitched sounds. Elephants, bears, and lions make much lower sounds.

  2. On a piano, where are the LOW notes found?

    1. On the right side
    2. In the middle
    3. On the left side
    4. At the top
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    Answer: On the left side

    On a piano keyboard, low notes are on the left side and high notes are on the right side.

  3. What are the seven note names used in music?

    1. Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti
    2. A, B, C, D, E, F, G
    3. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    4. Up, Down, Left, Right, In, Out, Around
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    Answer: A, B, C, D, E, F, G

    The seven letter note names in music are A, B, C, D, E, F, and G.

  4. What is it called when a melody moves up or down by just one small step?

    1. A leap
    2. A rest
    3. A beat
    4. A step
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    Answer: A step

    A step means moving to the very next note up or down — just a small move in pitch.

  5. Notes written higher on a music staff have a higher pitch.

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    Answer: True

    On a music staff, notes placed higher up on the lines and spaces have a higher pitch.

  6. Which of these sounds would have the LOWEST pitch?

    1. A flute
    2. A whistle
    3. A big bass drum
    4. A triangle
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    Answer: A big bass drum

    A big bass drum makes a deep, low-pitched boom. Flutes, whistles, and triangles make higher sounds.

  7. After the note G, the note names start over again at A.

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    Answer: True

    The note names go A through G and then repeat: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C... with each new set being higher in pitch.

  8. What is pitch?

    1. How fast music goes
    2. How long a note lasts
    3. How high or low a sound is
    4. How many instruments play at once
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    Answer: How high or low a sound is

    Pitch is how high or low a sound is. Tempo is how fast music goes; duration is how long a note lasts.

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