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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. Return to the beginning - play to the end






2. A five note scale






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






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






5. Gradually getting slower






6. Detached






7. The end






8. Soft






9. Loud






10. 4/4 meter - denoted C






11. Two half steps






12. 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






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






14. Moving the bow toward tip






15. # - raises the pitch by one half step






16. Moderately slow






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






18. Gradually getting louder






19. The end






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






21. Gradually getting louder






22. 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.






23. 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






24. Very - very loud (fff)






25. 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






26. Medium soft






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






28. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






30. Very - very loud (fff)






31. Very loud






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






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






34. 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






35. Gradually getting softer






36. The space between two bar lines






37. Moderately slow






38. Moving the bow toward tip






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






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






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






42. Medium loud






43. Smooth - connected






44. Detached






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






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






47. Very very soft






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






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






50. 4/4 meter - denoted C