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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 softer






2. Gradually get softer






3. Medium loud






4. A five note scale






5. Medium soft






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






7. Loud






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






9. Gradually getting louder






10. The end






11. The space between two bar lines






12. Medium loud






13. 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






14. Smooth - connected






15. Gradually get softer






16. Two half steps






17. Moderately slow






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






19. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






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






22. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






23. Detached






24. Two half steps






25. 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.






26. Very - very loud (fff)






27. Very - very loud (fff)






28. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






29. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






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






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






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






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






35. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






36. Loud






37. Soft






38. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






40. Return to the beginning - play to the end






41. Plucked






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






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






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






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






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 getting slower






48. 4/4 meter - denoted C






49. Fast and lively






50. A five note scale