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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. Fast and lively






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






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






4. With the bow






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






6. 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






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






8. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






9. Moving the bow toward tip






10. Gradually getting slower






11. Very loud






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






13. Loud






14. Very soft






15. 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






16. The space between two bar lines






17. Very loud






18. Gradually getting louder






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






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






21. Soft






22. Plucked






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






24. Rate of speed or pace of music






25. Moving the bow toward frog






26. Detached






27. The end






28. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






30. Plucked






31. Gradually getting softer






32. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






34. Very soft






35. The space between two bar lines






36. 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






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






38. Very very soft






39. The end






40. Medium soft






41. Moving the bow toward frog






42. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






43. Gradually get softer






44. 4/4 meter - denoted C






45. Smooth - connected






46. Two half steps






47. Fast and lively






48. Moderately 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. Notes that are altered with sharps - flats and naturals