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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. With the bow






2. 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






3. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






4. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






6. Loud






7. Gradually getting softer






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






9. 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






10. Moving the bow toward tip






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






12. Return to the beginning - play to the end






13. Fast and lively






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






15. Gradually get softer






16. Medium loud






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






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






19. Fast and lively






20. 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






21. Moving the bow toward tip






22. 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






23. A five note scale






24. The space between two bar lines






25. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






26. 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






27. A five note scale






28. Smooth - connected






29. The end






30. Gradually getting louder






31. Medium soft






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






33. Very - very loud (fff)






34. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






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






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






38. Gradually getting louder






39. 4/4 meter - denoted C






40. Soft






41. Return to the beginning - play to the end






42. 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






43. Very loud






44. The end






45. Medium soft






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






47. Gradually get softer






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






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






50. Smooth - connected