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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 soft






2. 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






3. 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






4. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






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






7. Detached






8. Gradually getting softer






9. Very very soft






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






11. Loud






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. Gradually getting louder






14. 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






15. Return to the beginning - play to the end






16. With the bow






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






18. The end






19. 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






20. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






21. 4/4 meter - denoted C






22. 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






23. Smooth - connected






24. Medium loud






25. Plucked






26. Plucked






27. Smooth - connected






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






29. Moderately slow






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






31. Fast and lively






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






33. Moderately slow






34. Medium soft






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






36. Very loud






37. Very soft






38. The end






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






40. Soft






41. 4/4 meter - denoted C






42. Moving the bow toward tip






43. # - raises the pitch by one half step






44. Return to the beginning - play to the end






45. A five note scale






46. With the bow






47. 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.






48. Moving the bow toward tip






49. Loud






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