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Middle School Orchestra
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Subjects
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performing-arts
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music
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Moderately slow
fortissimo
key signature
decrescendo
andante
2. Moving the bow toward frog
pizzicato
accidental
up bow
decrescendo
3. Return to the beginning - play to the end
sharp
ritardando
music staff
da capo al fine
4. The location where music is written - includes five lines and four spaces.
music staff
ledger line
crescendo
clef sign
5. Very loud
mezzo forte
arco
time signature
fortissimo
6. 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
chromatics
half step
common time
da capo al fine
7. Moving the bow toward tip
arpeggio
andante
staccato
down bow
8. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
ritardando
pentascale
time signature
tie
9. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order
whole step
pianississimo
scale
natural
10. Very soft
andante
moderato
pianissimo
pentascale
11. A five note scale
decrescendo
up bow
pentascale
time signature
12. A five note scale
pentascale
crescendo
sharp
legato
13. The end
accidental
sharp
fine
piano
14. Gradually getting softer
pianissimo
accidental
diminuendo
scale
15. To lift the bow and return it to it's starting point
mezzo forte
scale
bow lift
decrescendo
16. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played
bow lift
ledger line
time signature
key signature
17. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order
scale
andante
forte
key signature
18. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
forte
common time
chord
mezzo piano
19. The space between two bar lines
measure
slur
staccato
bow lift
20. Moving the bow toward tip
decrescendo
repeat sign
fortississimo
down bow
21. Repeat the previous section of music. Go back to the nearest repeat sign - or to the beginning of the piece if there is none.
tie
slurred staccato
pianissimo
repeat sign
22. Very - very loud (fff)
pizzicato
fortississimo
andante
accidental
23. Notes that are altered with sharps - flats and naturals
first and second endings
pianissimo
chromatics
first and second endings
24. Two half steps
scale
da capo al fine
allegro
whole step
25. 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.
clef sign
common time
diminuendo
time signature
26. # - raises the pitch by one half step
half step
clef sign
tempo
sharp
27. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
key signature
half step
slurred staccato
allegro
28. Rate of speed or pace of music
tempo
slur
first and second endings
up bow
29. 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
chord
scale
first and second endings
half step
30. Moving the bow toward frog
slur
da capo al fine
up bow
natural
31. Very very soft
pianississimo
mezzo forte
down bow
fine
32. Soft
piano
half step
natural
up bow
33. Rate of speed or pace of music
sharp
common time
half step
tempo
34. A note that is not affected by either a sharp or a flat - a natural sign cancels a previous sharp or flat
down bow
half step
up bow
natural
35. Moderately slow
mezzo forte
andante
down bow
mezzo piano
36. 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
measure
pizzicato
natural
ledger line
37. Soft
accidental
forte
ledger line
piano
38. Gradually getting slower
ritardando
double bar
pizzicato
da capo al fine
39. Moderate - neither fast nor slow
mezzo piano
ritardando
ritardando
moderato
40. Loud
whole step
ledger line
andante
forte
41. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
scale
pianissimo
bar line
chord
42. Two vertical lines drawn through the staff that indicate the end of a section
slur
staccato
double bar
decrescendo
43. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played
legato
key signature
tie
allegro
44. # - raises the pitch by one half step
diminuendo
piano
pianissimo
sharp
45. Loud
forte
down bow
key signature
pianississimo
46. A note that is not affected by either a sharp or a flat - a natural sign cancels a previous sharp or flat
time signature
natural
sharp
clef sign
47. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
mezzo forte
chord
ritardando
slurred staccato
48. The vertical line placed on the staff to divide the music into measures
tie
bar line
half step
moderato
49. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
accidental
clef sign
tie
piano
50. Medium soft
half step
measure
andante
mezzo piano
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