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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 tip






2. With the bow






3. Loud






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






5. Rate of speed or pace of music






6. Medium loud






7. Return to the beginning - play to the end






8. Fast and lively






9. 4/4 meter - denoted C






10. Very loud






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






12. 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.






13. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






15. Plucked






16. Medium soft






17. Very loud






18. Soft






19. Moving the bow toward frog






20. Very - very loud (fff)






21. With the bow






22. Medium soft






23. Plucked






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






25. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






26. The end






27. Moving the bow toward frog






28. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






29. Two half steps






30. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






32. Gradually get softer






33. Smooth - connected






34. Moving the bow toward tip






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






36. Soft






37. Very soft






38. Gradually getting slower






39. Gradually get softer






40. The space between two bar lines






41. A five note scale






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






43. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






45. Two half steps






46. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






48. Loud






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