Music theory quizzes

Short quizzes with the answer and the reason after every question. Use them to check yourself, or set them for a class.

• Treble clef notes quizTwenty notes on the treble staff, including a few on ledger lines. Name each one.
• Bass clef notes quizTwenty notes on the bass staff, including a few on ledger lines. Name each one.
• Key signatures quizAll fifteen major key signatures, from no sharps to seven flats.
• Intervals quizSixteen intervals from a minor second to an octave. Count the letter names, then check the half steps.
• Chords quizSixteen triads on the staff. Find the root, then check the third and the fifth.
• Note values quizWhole, half, quarter, eighth and sixteenth notes: name each one and say how long it lasts.
• Music terms quizTwenty Italian score words. Read the meaning and pick the term.

For quick drills on note names, try the note reading trainer.