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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 loud (fff)






2. With the bow






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






4. Gradually getting slower






5. Two half steps






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






7. Fast and lively






8. Gradually get softer






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






10. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






12. 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






13. The end






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






15. Soft






16. Smooth - connected






17. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






19. Gradually getting slower






20. The space between two bar lines






21. Return to the beginning - play to the end






22. The space between two bar lines






23. Medium soft






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






25. 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






26. Two half steps






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






28. Gradually getting softer






29. Medium loud






30. Loud






31. 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






32. Gradually getting louder






33. Fast and lively






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






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






36. 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.






37. The end






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






39. Moving the bow toward frog






40. Moving the bow toward tip






41. A five note scale






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






43. Very loud






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






45. Rate of speed or pace of music






46. Moderately slow






47. With the bow






48. 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






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






50. Very loud