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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. Very very soft






2. A five note scale






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






4. Gradually getting softer






5. The end






6. Very - very loud (fff)






7. Medium soft






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






9. Loud






10. Two half steps






11. Moving the bow toward tip






12. Very soft






13. Return to the beginning - play to the end






14. Gradually getting softer






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






16. Gradually get softer






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






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






19. Rate of speed or pace of music






20. Plucked






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






22. 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






23. Detached






24. 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.






25. Moving the bow toward tip






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






32. Detached






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






34. With the bow






35. 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






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






37. Rate of speed or pace of music






38. The space between two bar lines






39. Very soft






40. 4/4 meter - denoted C






41. A five note scale






42. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






44. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






46. Moderately slow






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






48. Soft






49. Very loud






50. With the bow