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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. Loud






2. The end






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






4. Smooth - connected






5. Medium soft






6. Moderately slow






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






8. Detached






9. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






10. Very - very loud (fff)






11. Gradually getting slower






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






13. # - raises the pitch by one half step






14. 4/4 meter - denoted C






15. Two half steps






16. # - raises the pitch by one half step






17. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






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






20. 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.






21. With the bow






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






23. Moving the bow toward frog






24. Moving the bow toward frog






25. Very loud






26. Moving the bow toward tip






27. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






29. 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






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






31. The space between two bar lines






32. With the bow






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






34. Gradually getting louder






35. Very soft






36. Gradually get softer






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






38. Medium soft






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






40. Fast and lively






41. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






42. Fast and lively






43. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






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






46. Plucked






47. Gradually getting softer






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






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






50. 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