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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. Moving the bow toward tip






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






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






4. Moderately slow






5. A five note scale






6. Soft






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






8. Return to the beginning - play to the end






9. With the bow






10. Very loud






11. 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.






12. Detached






13. Smooth - connected






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






15. Gradually get softer






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






17. The end






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






19. Moving the bow toward frog






20. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






21. Medium soft






22. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






24. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






26. The end






27. Very soft






28. Loud






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






30. Very loud






31. Very very soft






32. Medium loud






33. 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






34. Gradually getting louder






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. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






38. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






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






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






42. A five note scale






43. Medium loud






44. Two half steps






45. 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.






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






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






48. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






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