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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. Loud






2. The end






3. Very loud






4. Plucked






5. Moderately slow






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






7. Gradually get softer






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






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






10. Soft






11. 4/4 meter - denoted C






12. Two half steps






13. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






15. With the bow






16. Two half steps






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






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






19. A five note scale






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






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






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






23. Smooth - connected






24. 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






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






26. The space between two bar lines






27. Plucked






28. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






30. Very - very loud (fff)






31. The space between two bar lines






32. Medium soft






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






34. 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






35. 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






36. Very soft






37. Gradually getting slower






38. Soft






39. Rate of speed or pace of music






40. Moving the bow toward frog






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






42. Moving the bow toward frog






43. Fast and lively






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






45. 4/4 meter - denoted C






46. 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.






47. Medium loud






48. Very soft






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






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