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






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






3. Very soft






4. Very loud






5. Loud






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






7. Moderately slow






8. Rate of speed or pace of music






9. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






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






12. With the bow






13. Two half steps






14. Very - very loud (fff)






15. Moving the bow toward frog






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






17. Medium soft






18. Detached






19. Plucked






20. 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






21. The space between two bar lines






22. Soft






23. Medium soft






24. Medium loud






25. Gradually get softer






26. Smooth - connected






27. # - raises the pitch by one half step






28. Gradually getting softer






29. 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






30. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






31. Fast and lively






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






33. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






35. Moving the bow toward tip






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






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






38. Moving the bow toward tip






39. Gradually getting slower






40. Detached






41. Smooth - connected






42. Return to the beginning - play to the end






43. The space between two bar lines






44. Very - very loud (fff)






45. The end






46. Moderately slow






47. Gradually getting louder






48. Very very soft






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






50. Rate of speed or pace of music