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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. Very loud






2. Gradually getting louder






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






4. Moderately slow






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






6. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






8. Very very soft






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






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. # - raises the pitch by one half step






12. Medium soft






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






15. Rate of speed or pace of music






16. Loud






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






18. 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






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






20. Moderately slow






21. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






22. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






23. Rate of speed or pace of music






24. Plucked






25. 4/4 meter - denoted C






26. Moving the bow toward tip






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






28. Soft






29. Very very soft






30. Detached






31. Loud






32. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






33. With the bow






34. Gradually get softer






35. Very - very loud (fff)






36. The end






37. Gradually getting louder






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






39. The end






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






41. Soft






42. 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.






43. Smooth - connected






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






45. Moving the bow toward frog






46. Moving the bow toward frog






47. Medium soft






48. Gradually getting softer






49. Detached






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