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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. Smooth - connected






2. 4/4 meter - denoted C






3. Two half steps






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






5. The space between two bar lines






6. Soft






7. Soft






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






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






10. Very - very loud (fff)






11. Very very soft






12. 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.






13. Smooth - connected






14. Moderately slow






15. 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






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






17. Rate of speed or pace of music






18. 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






19. Gradually getting slower






20. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






22. Moving the bow toward tip






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






24. A five note scale






25. Loud






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






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






28. 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.






29. Fast and lively






30. Loud






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






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






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






34. Detached






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






36. Very loud






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






38. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






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






41. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






43. Detached






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






45. Very - very loud (fff)






46. Very soft






47. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






48. Return to the beginning - play to the end






49. Very soft






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