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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 soft






2. Plucked






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






4. Fast and lively






5. Very loud






6. A five note scale






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






8. Gradually getting softer






9. Gradually getting louder






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






11. 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






12. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






13. Medium soft






14. Very - very loud (fff)






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






19. The space between two bar lines






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






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






22. Moving the bow toward frog






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






24. Gradually getting louder






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






26. With the bow






27. With the bow






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






29. Rate of speed or pace of music






30. A five note scale






31. Two half steps






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






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






34. Gradually get softer






35. Moving the bow toward tip






36. Return to the beginning - play to the end






37. # - raises the pitch by one half step






38. Loud






39. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






40. Detached






41. The space between two bar lines






42. 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.






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






44. Moving the bow toward tip






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






46. 4/4 meter - denoted C






47. Medium loud






48. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






49. 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.






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