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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. Medium loud






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






3. Gradually getting louder






4. Loud






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






6. Medium loud






7. Moving the bow toward frog






8. Very - very loud (fff)






9. 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






10. With the bow






11. Medium soft






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






13. 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






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






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






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






18. Moderately slow






19. Gradually getting softer






20. Moving the bow toward tip






21. A five note scale






22. The end






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






24. Soft






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






26. Very very soft






27. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






29. Loud






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






31. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






32. With the bow






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






34. A five note scale






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. Very very soft






37. Gradually getting softer






38. Moderately slow






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






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






41. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






43. 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






44. Moving the bow toward frog






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






46. 4/4 meter - denoted C






47. Fast and lively






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






49. Gradually getting slower






50. Gradually get softer