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






2. A five note scale






3. Medium loud






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






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






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






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






8. Gradually get softer






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






10. Gradually getting softer






11. Two half steps






12. Gradually getting slower






13. Medium loud






14. 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.






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






16. Smooth - connected






17. Smooth - connected






18. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






20. Moderately slow






21. 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






22. Loud






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






24. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






25. Very very soft






26. # - raises the pitch by one half step






27. With the bow






28. A five note scale






29. Moving the bow toward frog






30. Moving the bow toward tip






31. Very - very loud (fff)






32. Gradually getting louder






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






34. Soft






35. Very soft






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






37. Fast and lively






38. Plucked






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






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






41. Very very soft






42. Gradually get softer






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






44. Return to the beginning - play to the end






45. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






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






49. Detached






50. Moderate - neither fast nor slow