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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Moving the bow toward tip






2. Very loud






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. The end






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






6. 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.






7. Moderately slow






8. Gradually get softer






9. Plucked






10. Gradually getting louder






11. Very very soft






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






13. Smooth - connected






14. Gradually getting softer






15. With the bow






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






17. Smooth - connected






18. 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






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






20. Medium loud






21. Very - very loud (fff)






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






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






24. 4/4 meter - denoted C






25. With the bow






26. Moving the bow toward frog






27. Medium soft






28. The space between two bar lines






29. Two half steps






30. The end






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






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






33. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






34. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






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






37. Fast and lively






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






39. Rate of speed or pace of music






40. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






41. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






43. 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






44. Medium soft






45. Plucked






46. Moving the bow toward frog






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






48. Very - very loud (fff)






49. # - raises the pitch by one half step






50. Rate of speed or pace of music