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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. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






3. Two half steps






4. 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






5. # - raises the pitch by one half step






6. Fast and lively






7. Very soft






8. Soft






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






10. Medium loud






11. Very very soft






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






14. Moderately slow






15. The space between two bar lines






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






17. Moving the bow toward tip






18. Detached






19. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






21. Medium soft






22. Moderately slow






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






24. Return to the beginning - play to the end






25. The end






26. 4/4 meter - denoted C






27. Gradually getting louder






28. Very - very loud (fff)






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






30. A five note scale






31. Loud






32. The space between two bar lines






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






34. Smooth - connected






35. Very loud






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






37. Smooth - connected






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






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






40. 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.






41. Fast and lively






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






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






44. 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






45. Detached






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






47. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






48. Plucked






49. Plucked






50. Loud