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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. Medium loud






2. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






3. Smooth - connected






4. Moving the bow toward frog






5. Medium soft






6. 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






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






8. A five note scale






9. 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






10. Fast and lively






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






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






13. Two half steps






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






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






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






17. Detached






18. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






19. Very very soft






20. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






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






23. Very soft






24. Moving the bow toward tip






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






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






27. Detached






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






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






30. Very soft






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 slower






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






34. Very - very loud (fff)






35. Loud






36. Rate of speed or pace of music






37. Gradually get softer






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






39. 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






40. Very very soft






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






42. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






43. Moving the bow toward frog






44. 4/4 meter - denoted C






45. 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






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






47. The end






48. Gradually getting louder






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






50. Very loud