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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. 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






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






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






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






5. Moving the bow toward frog






6. Gradually getting slower






7. Loud






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






9. Plucked






10. 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






11. Moving the bow toward tip






12. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






13. Moving the bow toward tip






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






15. Very very soft






16. Soft






17. Plucked






18. 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






19. A five note scale






20. The end






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






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






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






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






26. Loud






27. 4/4 meter - denoted C






28. With the bow






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






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






31. 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






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






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






34. Moderately slow






35. Gradually getting softer






36. Soft






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






38. Gradually getting louder






39. Very - very loud (fff)






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






41. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






42. Medium loud






43. Two half steps






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






45. Very soft






46. Smooth - connected






47. Rate of speed or pace of music






48. 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






49. 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.






50. # - raises the pitch by one half step