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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. With the bow






2. Very soft






3. A five note scale






4. 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






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






6. Plucked






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






8. Loud






9. The space between two bar lines






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






11. Very very soft






12. Moving the bow toward frog






13. Medium soft






14. A five note scale






15. 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






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






17. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






19. Return to the beginning - play to the end






20. The end






21. Detached






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






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






24. Moderately slow






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






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






27. # - raises the pitch by one half step






28. Medium soft






29. Moderately slow






30. Very loud






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






32. Medium loud






33. With the bow






34. Detached






35. 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.






36. Gradually getting softer






37. Moving the bow toward tip






38. 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






39. Soft






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






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






42. Two half steps






43. Gradually getting louder






44. Soft






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






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






47. Gradually getting louder






48. Fast and lively






49. Moving the bow toward tip






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