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Middle School Orchestra

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






2. Two half steps






3. The notes of a chord played in succession to one another - rather than simultaneously; a broken chord






4. Repeat the previous section of music. Go back to the nearest repeat sign - or to the beginning of the piece if there is none.






5. The vertical line placed on the staff to divide the music into measures






6. Rate of speed or pace of music






7. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together






8. Gives the lines and spaces of the staff their names






9. Smooth - connected






10. Medium soft






11. A note that is not affected by either a sharp or a flat - a natural sign cancels a previous sharp or flat






12. Very loud






13. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow






14. Plucked






15. The vertical line placed on the staff to divide the music into measures






16. Sign that appears at the beginning of the music after the clef sign. It contains two numbers. The top number tells how many beats in a measure. The bottom number indicates what duration of note gets one beat.






17. Sign that appears at the beginning of the music after the clef sign. It contains two numbers. The top number tells how many beats in a measure. The bottom number indicates what duration of note gets one beat.






18. Medium loud






19. To lift the bow and return it to it's starting point






20. Return to the beginning - play to the end






21. The notes of a chord played in succession to one another - rather than simultaneously; a broken chord






22. Medium loud






23. Soft






24. # - raises the pitch by one half step






25. Very very soft






26. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






27. Gradually getting louder






28. With the bow






29. Moving the bow toward frog






30. Short lines which are added to extend the range of the staff when the notes are too low or too high to be written on the staff






31. A five note scale






32. A five note scale






33. Short lines which are added to extend the range of the staff when the notes are too low or too high to be written on the staff






34. Soft






35. Gradually getting slower






36. Loud






37. Very very soft






38. Plucked






39. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






40. Distance from any key to the very next key up or down - black or white - with no key between; the smallest distance between to notes






41. Gradually getting slower






42. Very soft






43. Gradually get softer






44. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction






45. The end






46. Fast and lively






47. Moderately slow






48. Moderately slow






49. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow






50. A musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature