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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. Fast and lively






2. A five note scale






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






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. Medium soft






6. 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






7. 4/4 meter - denoted C






8. Gradually getting softer






9. Gradually getting slower






10. Gradually get softer






11. Two half steps






12. Moving the bow toward frog






13. 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.






14. Gradually getting louder






15. Moderately slow






16. Return to the beginning - play to the end






17. 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






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






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






20. Loud






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. The end






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






24. Plucked






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Very soft






33. 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






34. Smooth - connected






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






36. Moving the bow toward tip






37. Soft






38. Detached






39. With the bow






40. 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






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






42. The end






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






44. Fast and lively






45. Detached






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






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






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






49. Gradually get softer






50. Very loud