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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Moving the bow toward frog






2. Gradually getting slower






3. Two half steps






4. Medium loud






5. Medium loud






6. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






7. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






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






10. Detached






11. A five note scale






12. With the bow






13. Plucked






14. Soft






15. Gradually getting softer






16. Loud






17. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






19. Gradually getting louder






20. Gradually get softer






21. Moderately slow






22. Fast and lively






23. Soft






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






25. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






27. Gradually getting slower






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






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






30. The end






31. Very soft






32. Loud






33. The space between two bar lines






34. Medium soft






35. The end






36. Fast and lively






37. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






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






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






41. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






42. 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






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






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






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






46. Moving the bow toward frog






47. 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






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






49. Very loud






50. Moving the bow toward tip