Think music notation is simple? Try our quiz to really test your knowledge.

From plainchant to Chinese numbers, and ornaments to Solfège - challenge your musical notation expertise with our quiz.

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On Mar 29, 2017

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Let's start at the beginning, when was the earliest form of music notation written?

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Moving forward, early plainchant notation was called...

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This is called a...

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Moving forward, how many lines are on a modern standard single staff?

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Time for some symbols, these are called...

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Which is the symbol for 'tremolo'?

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This means...

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This is an example of a...

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What is this?

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What is this?

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What is a sesquiflat?

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A British demisemihemidemisemiquaver is an American...

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Complete the sequence of Solfège notation.

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Name the pitch using Solfège. The key is D Major.

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Let's go east - if D is Sol, what number is it in Chinese numbered notation (Jianpu)?

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Staying with Jianpu, which of the following is a quaver/eighth note?

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