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






2. A five note scale






3. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






5. The end






6. Very - very loud (fff)






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






8. 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






9. Medium soft






10. 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






11. Very very soft






12. Two half steps






13. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






14. Medium loud






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






16. Moderately slow






17. Very - very loud (fff)






18. 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.






19. Return to the beginning - play to the end






20. Loud






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






22. Very very soft






23. Very loud






24. 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






25. A five note scale






26. Plucked






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






28. Medium soft






29. Very loud






30. Gradually get softer






31. Detached






32. Soft






33. 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






34. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






35. Rate of speed or pace of music






36. Gradually getting louder






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






38. Gradually getting slower






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






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






41. Smooth - connected






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






43. # - raises the pitch by one half step






44. Fast and lively






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






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






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






48. Very soft






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






50. Rate of speed or pace of music