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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. Notes that are altered with sharps - flats and naturals






2. 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






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






4. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






5. Medium soft






6. Moving the bow toward frog






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






8. Very - very loud (fff)






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






10. Return to the beginning - play to the end






11. Return to the beginning - play to the end






12. Gradually getting louder






13. Very soft






14. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






16. A five note scale






17. Gradually get softer






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. Soft






20. Loud






21. Very loud






22. Plucked






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






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






25. Smooth - connected






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






27. A five note scale






28. Gradually getting softer






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






30. 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






31. With the bow






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






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






34. Rate of speed or pace of music






35. Moderately slow






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






37. Smooth - connected






38. Moving the bow toward tip






39. With the bow






40. Medium loud






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






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






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






44. Moving the bow toward frog






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






46. Medium loud






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






48. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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