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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. Gradually getting softer






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






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






4. Moving the bow toward tip






5. The end






6. 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.






7. 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






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






9. Medium loud






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Very loud






17. Medium loud






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






19. Two half steps






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






21. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






22. Detached






23. Very soft






24. Very soft






25. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






27. Fast and lively






28. Smooth - connected






29. Very very soft






30. Moving the bow toward tip






31. A five note scale






32. Two half steps






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






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






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






36. Loud






37. Moderately slow






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






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






40. Smooth - connected






41. 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






42. Soft






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






44. # - raises the pitch by one half step






45. Very very soft






46. Very - very loud (fff)






47. Gradually get softer






48. Gradually getting louder






49. Moving the bow toward frog






50. Gradually getting softer