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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. With the bow






2. Rate of speed or pace of music






3. Very - very loud (fff)






4. Gradually get softer






5. A five note scale






6. Medium loud






7. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






9. 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






10. Moving the bow toward frog






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






12. The end






13. 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






14. Return to the beginning - play to the end






15. The space between two bar lines






16. Plucked






17. Moving the bow toward frog






18. Very soft






19. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






20. Smooth - connected






21. 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






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






23. Very very soft






24. Very - very loud (fff)






25. Loud






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






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






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






29. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






31. Fast and lively






32. Moving the bow toward tip






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






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






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.






36. 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






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






38. The end






39. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






40. Very very soft






41. Gradually getting louder






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






43. With the bow






44. Medium soft






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






46. Gradually getting slower






47. Very loud






48. Return to the beginning - play to the end






49. Moving the bow toward tip






50. Gradually getting slower