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






2. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






4. Moving the bow toward frog






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






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






7. Soft






8. 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






9. Loud






10. Soft






11. Rate of speed or pace of music






12. Very very soft






13. Plucked






14. Moving the bow toward tip






15. 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






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






17. 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






18. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






19. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






20. Moderately slow






21. Medium soft






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






23. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






24. Very - very loud (fff)






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






26. Gradually getting softer






27. 4/4 meter - denoted C






28. 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.






29. 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






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






31. Gradually getting louder






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






33. Very loud






34. Gradually getting slower






35. Loud






36. The space between two bar lines






37. Return to the beginning - play to the end






38. Plucked






39. 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






40. A five note scale






41. Medium loud






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






43. Medium loud






44. Moderately slow






45. Gradually getting louder






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






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






48. Two half steps






49. Rate of speed or pace of music






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