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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. Rate of speed or pace of music






2. 4/4 meter - denoted C






3. With the bow






4. Medium loud






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






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






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






8. 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






9. Gradually get softer






10. Gradually getting slower






11. Very - very loud (fff)






12. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






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






15. Plucked






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






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






18. The end






19. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






21. Smooth - connected






22. Very soft






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






24. Loud






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






26. Return to the beginning - play to the end






27. Moderately slow






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






29. 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






30. Soft






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






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






33. Two half steps






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






35. Rate of speed or pace of music






36. Very - very loud (fff)






37. Two half steps






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






39. Gradually getting softer






40. The end






41. A five note scale






42. Medium loud






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






44. Plucked






45. # - raises the pitch by one half step






46. Detached






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






48. Fast and lively






49. Return to the beginning - play to the end






50. 4/4 meter - denoted C