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






2. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






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






5. Moderately slow






6. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






8. Moving the bow toward tip






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






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






11. Very soft






12. 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






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






14. 4/4 meter - denoted C






15. Detached






16. Medium soft






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






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






19. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






21. Very - very loud (fff)






22. Very very soft






23. Very soft






24. 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






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






26. The space between two bar lines






27. Moving the bow toward frog






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






29. Moderately slow






30. # - raises the pitch by one half step






31. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






32. Gradually get softer






33. Plucked






34. Moving the bow toward tip






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






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






37. Smooth - connected






38. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






39. Medium soft






40. Very loud






41. Return to the beginning - play to the end






42. Return to the beginning - play to the end






43. 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.






44. The space between two bar lines






45. Very loud






46. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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. Soft






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






50. Loud






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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