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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. Moderately slow






2. A five note scale






3. Moderately slow






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






5. Loud






6. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






7. Fast and lively






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






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






10. Rate of speed or pace of music






11. Soft






12. Gradually getting slower






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






14. 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






15. Gradually get softer






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






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






18. Moving the bow toward tip






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






20. Moving the bow toward frog






21. Return to the beginning - play to the end






22. Detached






23. Very soft






24. Return to the beginning - play to the end






25. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






26. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






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






29. 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






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






31. Very - very loud (fff)






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






33. Soft






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






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






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






37. Fast and lively






38. Very loud






39. Medium loud






40. 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






41. 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.






42. Two half steps






43. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






44. 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






45. A five note scale






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






47. Medium loud






48. Plucked






49. Two half steps






50. The end