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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 frog






2. Two half steps






3. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






5. The space between two bar lines






6. Detached






7. Gradually getting louder






8. The space between two bar lines






9. 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






10. Gradually getting slower






11. Very loud






12. Plucked






13. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






15. Gradually getting slower






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






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






18. Medium soft






19. Rate of speed or pace of music






20. Fast and lively






21. 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






22. Medium soft






23. Moving the bow toward frog






24. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






25. Moderately slow






26. 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






27. Gradually get softer






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






29. Loud






30. With the bow






31. Plucked






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






33. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






34. 4/4 meter - denoted C






35. Very loud






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






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






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






39. Very - very loud (fff)






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






41. Gradually getting softer






42. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






44. With the bow






45. Moving the bow toward tip






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






47. 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.






48. Loud






49. Medium loud






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