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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. Very loud






2. Return to the beginning - play to the end






3. Gradually getting slower






4. Return to the beginning - play to the end






5. With the bow






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






7. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






8. Medium loud






9. 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






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






11. Very very soft






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






13. Gradually getting slower






14. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






15. Plucked






16. Rate of speed or pace of music






17. Gradually getting louder






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






19. 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






20. # - raises the pitch by one half step






21. Very - very loud (fff)






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






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






25. Moving the bow toward tip






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






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






28. 4/4 meter - denoted C






29. # - raises the pitch by one half step






30. Loud






31. Fast and lively






32. A five note scale






33. The end






34. Moving the bow toward tip






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






36. Moderately slow






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






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






39. Soft






40. Fast and lively






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






42. Moderately slow






43. A five note scale






44. Soft






45. Very very soft






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






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






48. Rate of speed or pace of music






49. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






50. Gradually getting softer