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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. Smooth - connected






2. Gradually get softer






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






4. Soft






5. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






6. Very very soft






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






8. Fast and lively






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. Rate of speed or pace of music






11. Gradually getting softer






12. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






13. Play through the first ending to the repeat sign then go back to the beginning and skip the first ending and play the second ending






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






15. A five note scale






16. Gradually get softer






17. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






18. 4/4 meter - denoted C






19. Very loud






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






21. Gradually getting slower






22. Gradually getting louder






23. Moving the bow toward tip






24. Moderately slow






25. Loud






26. The space between two bar lines






27. Medium soft






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






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






30. Very - very loud (fff)






31. Medium soft






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






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






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






35. A five note scale






36. # - raises the pitch by one half step






37. Detached






38. The end






39. Two half steps






40. Moderately slow






41. Moving the bow toward frog






42. Very soft






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






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






45. Medium loud






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






47. Plucked






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






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






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