Music: Melody, Pitch, and Musical Notation Worksheet

Question 1

Look at the two notes. Note A is placed low on the staff, and Note B is placed higher on the staff. Which note has the higher pitch?

Accepted Answer

Note B has the higher pitch because notes that are placed higher on the staff usually sound higher.

Question 2

A melody goes from a low note to a middle note to a high note. Describe the direction of the melody.

Accepted Answer

The melody moves upward because the notes go from low to middle to high.

Question 3

Circle the note that is on a line, not in a space.

Accepted Answer

The circled note should be the note with the line going through the middle of the note head.

Question 4

Fill in the blank: Pitch tells how high or low a sound is. A bird chirp usually has a ______ pitch than a drum boom.

Accepted Answer

A bird chirp usually has a higher pitch than a drum boom.

Question 5

Look at the notes. Do they move up, move down, or stay the same?

Accepted Answer

The notes move down because each note is placed lower than the note before it.

Question 6

A song has this pattern of pitches: high, high, low, low. Which pitches repeat?

Accepted Answer

The high pitch repeats two times, and the low pitch repeats two times.

Question 7

The treble clef is a sign that appears at the beginning of many music staffs. What does it help musicians do?

Accepted Answer

The treble clef helps musicians know how to read the notes on the staff.

Question 8

Clap this rhythm: ta, ta, ta-a. If ta is 1 beat and ta-a is 2 beats, how many beats are in the whole rhythm?

Accepted Answer

The whole rhythm has 4 beats because 1 beat plus 1 beat plus 2 beats equals 4 beats.

Question 9

A melody uses the notes C, D, E, then E, D, C. Describe what happens to the melody.

Accepted Answer

The melody goes up from C to E, then goes back down from E to C.

Question 10

Look at the staff. How many spaces are between the five lines?

Accepted Answer

There are 4 spaces between the five lines of the staff.

Question 11

A singer sings one note, then sings the same note again. Did the pitch go up, go down, or stay the same?

Accepted Answer

The pitch stayed the same because the singer repeated the same note.

Question 12

Look at the two note heads. One note is in a space and one note is on a line. Write one sentence explaining the difference.

Accepted Answer

A space note sits between two staff lines, while a line note has a staff line going through it.

Question 13

Write H for high or L for low: A tiny bell makes a bright, high sound. A large bass drum makes a deep, low sound.

Accepted Answer

The tiny bell should be marked H because it has a high pitch, and the large bass drum should be marked L because it has a low pitch.

Question 14

Look at the melody shape. The notes go up, then stay the same, then go down. Describe the melody in your own words.

Accepted Answer

The melody rises first, then repeats the same pitch, and then falls to a lower pitch.

Question 15

Why do musicians use musical notation instead of only listening and remembering?

Accepted Answer

Musicians use musical notation because it helps them remember what to play or sing and shows the pitches and rhythms in the music.

Music: Melody, Pitch, and Musical Notation