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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. The space between two bar lines






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






3. Very loud






4. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






6. Gradually getting louder






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






8. Very loud






9. Two half steps






10. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






11. Very very soft






12. Moderately slow






13. Very - very loud (fff)






14. Moving the bow toward tip






15. With the bow






16. 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






17. Moving the bow toward frog






18. Plucked






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. Soft






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






29. 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






30. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






32. Rate of speed or pace of music






33. Moving the bow toward frog






34. Gradually getting slower






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






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






37. Fast and lively






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






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






40. Medium loud






41. The end






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






43. 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.






44. The space between two bar lines






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






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






47. Loud






48. Rate of speed or pace of music






49. Loud






50. Medium loud