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






2. The end






3. Medium soft






4. Soft






5. A five note scale






6. 4/4 meter - denoted C






7. Very very soft






8. Gradually getting softer






9. 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.






10. 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






11. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






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






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






15. Two half steps






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






17. Loud






18. Moving the bow toward tip






19. Very loud






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






21. Medium loud






22. Very - very loud (fff)






23. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






25. Gradually getting slower






26. Very soft






27. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






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






30. Gradually getting louder






31. Very soft






32. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






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






35. Soft






36. 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






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






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






39. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






41. Gradually getting slower






42. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






43. Medium soft






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






45. Fast and lively






46. Very very soft






47. With the bow






48. Return to the beginning - play to the end






49. With the bow






50. Moving the bow toward frog