Master Music Notes: Interactive Quizzes for Third Graders

Question 1

Where are musical notes written on a music staff?

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Both on the lines and in the spaces

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On the lines

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In the spaces

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On the clef

Question 2

Which note is the shortest?

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Eighth note

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Whole note

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Half note

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Quarter note

Question 3

What does a tie do?

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Connects notes to make them longer

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Makes notes shorter

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Changes the pitch of a note

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Adds a vibrato to a note

Question 4

Which clef is for high sounds?

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Treble clef

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Bass clef

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Alto clef

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Tenor clef

Question 5

When do we use a crescendo?

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To get louder

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To get softer

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To change the tempo

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To add vibrato

Question 6

What is a group of notes called?

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Chord

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Triad

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Arpeggio

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Scale

Question 7

Which of these time signatures has 4 beats per measure and uses quarter notes as the main beat?

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4/4

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3/4

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2/4

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6/8

Question 8

Which symbol indicates a pause in the music?

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Rest

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Staccato mark

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Fermata

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Coda

Question 9

Arrange the notes from lowest to highest: C, E, G, F

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C, E, G, F

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E, G, C, F

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F, E, G, C

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G, C, F, E

Question 10

What symbol is used to raise a note by a half step?

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Sharp

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Flat

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Natural

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Ledger line

Question 11

In a 4/4 time signature, how many quarter notes are there in one measure?

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4

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2

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3

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5

Question 12

What is the name of the line that connects the end of one staff to the beginning of the next?

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Bar line

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Ledger line

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Staff line

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Clef line

Question 13

What does a filled-in circle on a musical staff represent?

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Whole note

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Quarter note

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Eighth note

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Half note

Question 14

Which rest symbol represents one beat?

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Quarter rest

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Half rest

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Eighth rest

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Whole rest

Question 15

In the time signature 4/4, how many beats are in each measure?

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4

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2

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3

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5

Question 16

Which musical note is higher in pitch, A or B?

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B

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A

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They are the same pitch

Question 17

What symbol is used to raise a note by a half step?

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#

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b

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+

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*

Question 18

What is the name of the musical scale that has twelve different notes?

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Chromatic scale

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Diatonic scale

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Major scale

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Minor scale

Question 19

Which time signature indicates that there are four beats per measure?

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4/4

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2/4

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3/4

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6/8

Question 20

What symbol is used to indicate a pause in the music?

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Rest

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Note

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Clef

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Bar line

Question 21

What is the main purpose of a clef in musical notation?

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To indicate the pitch of the notes

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To group notes together

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To mark the end of a measure

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To show the key signature

Question 22

Which symbol divides a musical measure into two equal parts?

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Bar line

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Clef

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Time signature

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Note

Question 23

What does a rest represent in music?

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Silence

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A note

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A sound

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A sharp or flat

Question 24

Which time signature indicates that there are 3 beats per measure and a quarter note gets one beat?

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3/4

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2/4

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4/4

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5/4

Question 25

Which note lasts the longest?

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Whole note

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Half note

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Quarter note

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Eighth note

Question 26

What shape is the note head of a half note?

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Oval

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Square

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Triangle

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Diamond

Question 27

Which symbol makes a note sharp?

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#

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b

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n

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f

Question 28

Which rest lasts longer, a quarter rest or a whole rest?

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Whole rest

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Quarter rest

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They last the same

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It depends on the tempo

Question 29

What is the vertical line that separates musical measures called?

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Bar line

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Clef

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Key signature

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Staff

Question 30

What do we call the space between two lines on a staff?

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Space

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Line

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Clef

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Measure

Question 31

What does the dot after a note do?

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Makes it longer

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Makes it shorter

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Changes its pitch

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Makes it louder

Question 32

What symbol tells us the pitch of a note?

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Clef

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Key signature

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Pitch indicator

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Time signature

Question 33

In 2/2 time, each half note gets how many beats?

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Two

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One

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Three

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Four

Question 34

The symbol that raises a note by a half step is called a:

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Sharp

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Flat

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Natural

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Accidental

Question 35

Choose the symbol for a quarter note:

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♩

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●

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♪

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♫

Question 36

In the time signature 4/4, there are:

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4 beats in a measure, with 4 quarter notes per beat.

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4 beats in a measure, with 4 half notes per beat.

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4 measures in a song.

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4 notes in a measure.

Question 37

A note that lasts half as long as a half note is called a:

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Eighth note

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Whole note

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Quarter note

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Sixteenth note

Question 38

The symbol used to raise a note by a half step is the:

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#

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♭

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♮

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ʌ

Question 39

A fermata symbol tells the musician to:

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Hold the note for a longer time.

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Repeat the note.

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Skip the note.

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Change the pitch of the note.

Question 40

Which of these is NOT a line on a music staff?

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Space line

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Bottom line

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Middle line

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Top line

Question 41

What is the symbol used to show the end of a musical phrase?

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Double bar line

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Repeat sign

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Fermata

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Sharp sign

Question 42

Which note lasts for one beat?

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Quarter note

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Whole note

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Half note

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Eighth note

Question 43

Which time signature shows four beats per measure with the quarter note getting one beat?

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4/4

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2/4

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3/4

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6/8

Question 44

What symbol separates musical measures?

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Bar line

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Clef

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Note

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Rest

Question 45

Which symbol raises a note by a half step?

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#

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b

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@

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$

Question 46

Which musical note has the shortest duration?

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Eighth note

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Quarter note

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Whole note

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Half note

Question 47

What musical symbol represents a half rest?

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An open circle with a line through it

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A vertical line

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A flag

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A dot

Question 48

Which time signature indicates four beats per measure, with quarter notes receiving one beat?

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4/4

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2/4

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3/4

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1/4

Question 49

What is the name of the set of five lines and four spaces on which musical notes are written?

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Staff

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Measure

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Clef

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Bar

Question 50

What is the primary purpose of a musical clef?

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To indicate the pitch range of the notes

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To indicate the articulation of the notes

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To indicate the dynamics of the notes

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To indicate the rhythm of the notes

Question 51

Which symbol is used to separate musical measures?

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Bar line

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Clef

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Repeat sign

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Double bar line

Question 52

What is the name of the symbol that raises the pitch of a note by a half step?

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Sharp sign (#)

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Flat sign (b)

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Natural sign (♮)

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Double sharp sign (##)