Music Symbols Identification

Free Music Worksheets / Music Theory

Recognize and name common written-music symbols. Use the student page first and the separate key for review after students have attempted the labels.

Download Music Symbols Identification (PDF)

2-page printable PDF. Student worksheet and answer key.

Student page preview: Music Symbols Identification

Use it in class

Ask students to sort a few completed answers into notes, rests, and other markings. For rests, compare the whole rest hanging below a line with the half rest sitting above a line. Then find one of the symbols in music your class is currently reading.

Printing and review

Print the PDF on US Letter paper. Check print preview before distributing copies; use a separate teacher copy when reviewing answers. The downloadable worksheet is branded The Music Educator.

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