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Middle School Orchestra
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Subjects
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performing-arts
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music
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played
key signature
staccato
pentascale
natural
2. # - raises the pitch by one half step
sharp
allegro
time signature
da capo al fine
3. A musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
fortississimo
ledger line
accidental
mezzo piano
4. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played
up bow
da capo al fine
forte
key signature
5. Moderately slow
time signature
andante
sharp
natural
6. Rate of speed or pace of music
fine
fine
ledger line
tempo
7. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
repeat sign
tie
bow lift
chord
8. Moving the bow toward tip
half step
moderato
common time
down bow
9. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
mezzo piano
tie
forte
slurred staccato
10. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
slurred staccato
accidental
tie
music staff
11. Very soft
repeat sign
arco
slurred staccato
pianissimo
12. 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
bow lift
ritardando
whole step
ledger line
13. To lift the bow and return it to it's starting point
double bar
mezzo piano
bow lift
pianissimo
14. 4/4 meter - denoted C
fine
common time
crescendo
ritardando
15. Detached
staccato
fine
sharp
diminuendo
16. Medium soft
slur
arco
mezzo piano
chromatics
17. Gives the lines and spaces of the staff their names
clef sign
whole step
scale
piano
18. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
tie
chromatics
slurred staccato
mezzo forte
19. Moderate - neither fast nor slow
clef sign
sharp
fortissimo
moderato
20. The vertical line placed on the staff to divide the music into measures
natural
bar line
tempo
down bow
21. Very - very loud (fff)
fortississimo
arco
slur
time signature
22. Very very soft
arpeggio
pianississimo
key signature
whole step
23. Very soft
up bow
pianissimo
common time
pianississimo
24. 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
pianissimo
half step
first and second endings
pentascale
25. Repeat the previous section of music. Go back to the nearest repeat sign - or to the beginning of the piece if there is none.
key signature
forte
up bow
repeat sign
26. The space between two bar lines
music staff
measure
first and second endings
key signature
27. Moving the bow toward frog
decrescendo
up bow
chord
arco
28. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
da capo al fine
tempo
down bow
slur
29. Moderately slow
andante
fortississimo
whole step
chord
30. # - raises the pitch by one half step
crescendo
sharp
clef sign
arpeggio
31. Moderate - neither fast nor slow
legato
slurred staccato
moderato
allegro
32. Gradually get softer
tie
first and second endings
slur
decrescendo
33. Plucked
natural
slurred staccato
pizzicato
bar line
34. Moving the bow toward tip
fortissimo
down bow
chromatics
forte
35. Repeat the previous section of music. Go back to the nearest repeat sign - or to the beginning of the piece if there is none.
accidental
pianississimo
repeat sign
natural
36. Notes that are altered with sharps - flats and naturals
arpeggio
chromatics
crescendo
scale
37. Smooth - connected
legato
bar line
music staff
arco
38. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order
fortissimo
scale
ritardando
fortissimo
39. Medium soft
ritardando
moderato
decrescendo
mezzo piano
40. Very loud
fortissimo
tie
forte
bar line
41. Return to the beginning - play to the end
da capo al fine
pizzicato
andante
ritardando
42. Return to the beginning - play to the end
crescendo
arco
da capo al fine
common time
43. 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.
time signature
andante
fortissimo
natural
44. The space between two bar lines
time signature
forte
measure
allegro
45. Very loud
andante
time signature
fortissimo
ledger line
46. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order
down bow
diminuendo
common time
scale
47. 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
pizzicato
first and second endings
crescendo
fortississimo
48. Soft
pianissimo
forte
scale
piano
49. Two vertical lines drawn through the staff that indicate the end of a section
staccato
pentascale
double bar
decrescendo
50. Loud
tempo
forte
music staff
whole step
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