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






2. Gradually get softer






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






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






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






6. A five note scale






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






8. Fast and lively






9. Gradually getting slower






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






11. Very soft






12. With the bow






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. 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






15. A five note scale






16. Gradually getting louder






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






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. The space between two bar lines






20. Two half steps






21. Medium soft






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






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






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






25. Fast and lively






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






27. Plucked






28. Moving the bow toward tip






29. Gradually getting slower






30. Rate of speed or pace of music






31. Loud






32. # - raises the pitch by one half step






33. Smooth - connected






34. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






35. 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






36. The end






37. Gradually get softer






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. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






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






42. Gradually getting louder






43. Smooth - connected






44. 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






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






46. Moving the bow toward frog






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






48. Gradually getting softer






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






50. Return to the beginning - play to the end