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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. Fast and lively






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






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






4. Medium soft






5. Gradually getting slower






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






7. Soft






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






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






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






11. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






12. 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.






13. Loud






14. Moving the bow toward tip






15. Gradually getting louder






16. Detached






17. # - raises the pitch by one half step






18. Medium loud






19. Two half steps






20. Smooth - connected






21. Gradually get softer






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






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






24. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






25. The space between two bar lines






26. Plucked






27. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






28. Smooth - connected






29. Very very soft






30. A five note scale






31. Very soft






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






33. 4/4 meter - denoted C






34. Very loud






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. Gradually getting slower






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






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






43. Moderately slow






44. Two half steps






45. 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






46. Very soft






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






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






49. Return to the beginning - play to the end






50. Very loud