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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. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






2. Smooth - connected






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






4. Medium loud






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






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






7. Moving the bow toward tip






8. 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.






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






10. Moderately slow






11. Gradually getting softer






12. Very loud






13. Very very soft






14. Very very soft






15. The space between two bar lines






16. Medium loud






17. Gradually getting softer






18. The end






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






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






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






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






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






24. Gradually get softer






25. # - raises the pitch by one half step






26. Return to the beginning - play to the end






27. Two half steps






28. Very - very loud (fff)






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






30. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






32. Moving the bow toward frog






33. Plucked






34. 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.






35. Rate of speed or pace of music






36. Gradually get softer






37. Medium soft






38. Moving the bow toward frog






39. Loud






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






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






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






43. A five note scale






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. Gradually getting slower






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






47. 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






48. A five note scale






49. With the bow






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