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






2. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






3. Fast and lively






4. 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






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






6. Medium soft






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






8. Gradually get softer






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






10. Moving the bow toward frog






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






12. Soft






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






14. Very - very loud (fff)






15. Very very soft






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






17. Loud






18. With the bow






19. 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






20. 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






21. With the bow






22. The space between two bar lines






23. Gradually getting slower






24. Rate of speed or pace of music






25. The space between two bar lines






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






27. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






29. Smooth - connected






30. 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.






31. Smooth - connected






32. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






33. Soft






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






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






36. Plucked






37. Rate of speed or pace of music






38. Fast and lively






39. 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.






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






41. Very soft






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






43. Two half steps






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






45. Very soft






46. The end






47. 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






48. Moderately slow






49. Very loud






50. Plucked