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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. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






3. The end






4. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






6. A five note scale






7. Very very soft






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






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






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






11. 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






12. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






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






15. Loud






16. Fast and lively






17. Very loud






18. A five note scale






19. 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.






20. With the bow






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






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






23. Medium loud






24. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






26. 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






27. With the bow






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






29. Rate of speed or pace of music






30. Gradually get softer






31. Very - very loud (fff)






32. Moderately slow






33. The end






34. Moving the bow toward tip






35. 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






36. Gradually getting slower






37. Plucked






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






39. Soft






40. # - raises the pitch by one half step






41. 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






42. Gradually getting slower






43. Plucked






44. Very soft






45. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






47. Gradually getting softer






48. Return to the beginning - play to the end






49. Medium soft






50. The space between two bar lines