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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 loud






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






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






4. Medium soft






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






6. Smooth - connected






7. Plucked






8. 4/4 meter - denoted C






9. With the bow






10. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






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






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






14. Medium soft






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






16. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






17. Gradually getting louder






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






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






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






21. Fast and lively






22. The end






23. Gradually get softer






24. Two half steps






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






26. Gradually get softer






27. 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






28. Very - very loud (fff)






29. With the bow






30. 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






31. 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






32. Return to the beginning - play to the end






33. 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






34. Moving the bow toward tip






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






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






37. A five note scale






38. The space between two bar lines






39. Very very soft






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






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






42. Loud






43. Moving the bow toward frog






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. Moving the bow toward tip






46. Moving the bow toward frog






47. Detached






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






49. 4/4 meter - denoted C






50. Gradually getting slower