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






2. Very soft






3. Very loud






4. Gradually getting slower






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






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






7. Two half steps






8. 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






9. Medium loud






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






11. Medium soft






12. Gradually getting louder






13. Gradually getting louder






14. The space between two bar lines






15. Loud






16. Plucked






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






18. Medium loud






19. 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






20. The end






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






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






23. Loud






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






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






26. The end






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






28. Very soft






29. 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.






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






31. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






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






34. Gradually get softer






35. Moving the bow toward frog






36. Gradually getting softer






37. Soft






38. Soft






39. Moderately slow






40. With the bow






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






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






43. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






45. Plucked






46. 4/4 meter - denoted C






47. Detached






48. Gradually getting softer






49. Return to the beginning - play to the end






50. 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