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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. Detached






2. Two half steps






3. Moderately slow






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






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






6. Return to the beginning - play to the end






7. 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






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






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






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






11. Loud






12. The space between two bar lines






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






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






15. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






17. Fast and lively






18. Return to the beginning - play to the end






19. Fast and lively






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






21. Gradually getting slower






22. 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.






23. A five note scale






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






25. The end






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






27. Very very soft






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






29. The space between two bar lines






30. Soft






31. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






32. Medium loud






33. Medium soft






34. Very - very loud (fff)






35. Very loud






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






37. 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






38. Two half steps






39. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






41. Gradually getting slower






42. 4/4 meter - denoted C






43. 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






44. # - raises the pitch by one half step






45. Soft






46. Very soft






47. Moderately slow






48. Rate of speed or pace of music






49. Gradually getting softer






50. Moving the bow toward tip