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Middle School Orchestra

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. Very very soft






3. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






4. Moving the bow toward frog






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






6. Very soft






7. Smooth - connected






8. Medium loud






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






10. Soft






11. Very - very loud (fff)






12. 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






13. 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.






14. Detached






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






16. Gradually get softer






17. Gradually getting slower






18. Medium soft






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






20. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






22. A five note scale






23. The space between two bar lines






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






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






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






27. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






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






30. Very very soft






31. Moving the bow toward tip






32. # - raises the pitch by one half step






33. With the bow






34. Two half steps






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






36. Soft






37. Gradually getting softer






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






39. Gradually getting louder






40. 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






41. The end






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






43. Very - very loud (fff)






44. # - raises the pitch by one half step






45. Loud






46. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






47. Very loud






48. Rate of speed or pace of music






49. Rate of speed or pace of music






50. Medium soft