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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. Medium soft






2. Loud






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






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






5. Very very soft






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






7. Medium loud






8. Gradually getting softer






9. Very soft






10. 4/4 meter - denoted C






11. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






12. Gradually getting louder






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






14. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






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






17. Rate of speed or pace of music






18. Fast and lively






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






21. Plucked






22. The space between two bar lines






23. Soft






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






25. Moderately slow






26. 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






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






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






29. Gradually getting softer






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






31. Detached






32. Fast and lively






33. Smooth - connected






34. Moving the bow toward tip






35. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






37. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






39. With the bow






40. Gradually getting slower






41. Very very soft






42. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






43. Very loud






44. Medium soft






45. 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






46. Moderately slow






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






48. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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. Gradually getting louder