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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. Medium loud






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






3. Smooth - connected






4. 4/4 meter - denoted C






5. Moving the bow toward tip






6. Loud






7. Gradually getting louder






8. Very - very loud (fff)






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






10. Plucked






11. Medium soft






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






13. With the bow






14. Gradually getting softer






15. Two half steps






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






17. Very loud






18. The end






19. 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






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






21. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






23. Moderately slow






24. 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






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






26. With the bow






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






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






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






30. 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






31. Gradually getting louder






32. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






34. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






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






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






38. A five note scale






39. Detached






40. Very very soft






41. Gradually getting slower






42. Moving the bow toward frog






43. Plucked






44. Moving the bow toward tip






45. Fast and lively






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






47. Gradually get softer






48. Rate of speed or pace of music






49. The end






50. Soft