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Middle School Orchestra

Subjects : performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






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






4. Gradually get softer






5. Gradually getting louder






6. Moving the bow toward frog






7. Two half steps






8. A five note scale






9. 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






10. Very loud






11. Very soft






12. Gradually getting softer






13. Moderately slow






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






15. A five note scale






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






17. The end






18. The space between two bar lines






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






20. Very very soft






21. The end






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






23. Plucked






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






25. Gradually get softer






26. Loud






27. 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






28. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






29. Gradually getting slower






30. 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






31. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






32. Gradually getting slower






33. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






35. Very - very loud (fff)






36. Smooth - connected






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






38. Plucked






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






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






41. 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.






42. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






44. Fast and lively






45. Return to the beginning - play to the end






46. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






48. Detached






49. Detached






50. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order