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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. # - raises the pitch by one half step






2. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






3. Gradually getting slower






4. Very loud






5. The space between two bar lines






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






7. Medium loud






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






9. Notes that are altered with sharps - flats and naturals






10. Play through the first ending to the repeat sign then go back to the beginning and skip the first ending and play the second ending






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






12. Very very soft






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






14. 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






15. Smooth - connected






16. Medium soft






17. Moving the bow toward frog






18. Gradually get softer






19. With the bow






20. Moving the bow toward frog






21. # - raises the pitch by one half step






22. The space between two bar lines






23. Two vertical lines drawn through the staff that indicate the end of a section






24. Gradually getting softer






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






26. Very very soft






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






28. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






30. Moving the bow toward tip






31. Very soft






32. Detached






33. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played






34. Two half steps






35. Very loud






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






37. 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.






38. A five note scale






39. Moving the bow toward tip






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






41. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






42. Plucked






43. Moderately slow






44. Detached






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






46. Medium loud






47. Soft






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






49. Gradually get softer






50. Notes that are altered with sharps - flats and naturals







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