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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. Gradually getting softer






2. 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






3. Fast and lively






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






5. Medium soft






6. 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.






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






8. Medium soft






9. Gradually getting slower






10. Rate of speed or pace of music






11. With the bow






12. Soft






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






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






15. Detached






16. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






17. The end






18. Moving the bow toward tip






19. 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






20. Gradually getting softer






21. Rate of speed or pace of music






22. With the bow






23. Smooth - connected






24. Moving the bow toward frog






25. 4/4 meter - denoted C






26. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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. Fast and lively






29. Very - very loud (fff)






30. The space between two bar lines






31. Moderately slow






32. 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






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






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






35. The end






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






37. Gradually get softer






38. Medium loud






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






40. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






42. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






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






45. A five note scale






46. Very loud






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






48. A five note scale






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






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