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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. Gradually getting louder






2. A musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature






3. Fast and lively






4. Moderately slow






5. 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.






6. Gradually getting slower






7. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






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






10. Plucked






11. Gradually getting louder






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






13. 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.






14. Soft






15. 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






16. Fast and lively






17. Smooth - connected






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






19. Medium soft






20. Medium loud






21. 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






22. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






24. Very - very loud (fff)






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






26. Smooth - connected






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






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






29. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






30. Very loud






31. 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






32. Rate of speed or pace of music






33. 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






34. The space between two bar lines






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






36. Very very soft






37. With the bow






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






39. 4/4 meter - denoted C






40. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






42. Very - very loud (fff)






43. Very soft






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






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






46. Gradually getting softer






47. Very soft






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






49. Soft






50. Return to the beginning - play to the end