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






2. Detached






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






4. Gradually get softer






5. Very loud






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






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






8. Medium loud






9. Plucked






10. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






11. Gradually getting louder






12. Return to the beginning - play to the end






13. Moving the bow toward tip






14. Two half steps






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






16. Return to the beginning - play to the end






17. The location where music is written - includes five lines and four spaces.






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






19. The end






20. Gradually get softer






21. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






23. Fast and lively






24. With the bow






25. # - raises the pitch by one half step






26. 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






27. 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






28. A five note scale






29. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






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






32. Fast and lively






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






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






35. 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






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






37. Gradually getting slower






38. With the bow






39. Moderately slow






40. Very very soft






41. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






43. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






45. Moving the bow toward frog






46. Moving the bow toward tip






47. Gradually getting slower






48. Smooth - connected






49. Moving the bow toward frog






50. Soft