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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. 4/4 meter - denoted C






3. A five note scale






4. Soft






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






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






7. The end






8. Very very soft






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






10. # - raises the pitch by one half step






11. Rate of speed or pace of music






12. Smooth - connected






13. Very soft






14. Detached






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






16. Very very soft






17. Gradually getting louder






18. Loud






19. Medium soft






20. Plucked






21. 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.






22. With the bow






23. Smooth - connected






24. Rate of speed or pace of music






25. Very loud






26. Plucked






27. Gradually getting softer






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






29. Detached






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






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






32. Moving the bow toward tip






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






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






35. 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






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






37. Return to the beginning - play to the end






38. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






40. Soft






41. Two half steps






42. Two half steps






43. The space between two bar lines






44. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






45. 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.






46. 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






47. 4/4 meter - denoted C






48. Moving the bow toward frog






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






50. Return to the beginning - play to the end