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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. Gradually getting slower






2. A five note scale






3. Medium soft






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






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






6. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






7. 4/4 meter - denoted C






8. Gradually get softer






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






10. Very very soft






11. 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






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






13. The end






14. Rate of speed or pace of music






15. Loud






16. Very very soft






17. Two half steps






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






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






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






21. 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






22. Very loud






23. 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.






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






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






26. Smooth - connected






27. Loud






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






29. Smooth - connected






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






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






32. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






33. Gradually getting louder






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






35. 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






36. Gradually get softer






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. 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.






39. Gradually getting slower






40. The space between two bar lines






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






42. Moving the bow toward frog






43. Very - very loud (fff)






44. The end






45. Fast and lively






46. Gradually getting softer






47. 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






48. Medium loud






49. With the bow






50. Soft