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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. Very loud






2. Very - very loud (fff)






3. Smooth - connected






4. The end






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






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






7. Very very soft






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






9. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






11. # - raises the pitch by one half step






12. Moving the bow toward frog






13. Gradually getting louder






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






15. Moving the bow toward frog






16. Medium loud






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






18. Soft






19. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






20. Plucked






21. Medium loud






22. 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.






23. Loud






24. With the bow






25. With the bow






26. Return to the beginning - play to the end






27. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






28. 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






29. Fast and lively






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






31. Soft






32. Moderately slow






33. Gradually getting softer






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






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






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






37. Gradually getting slower






38. Plucked






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






40. Detached






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






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






43. Very - very loud (fff)






44. The space between two bar lines






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






46. Fast and lively






47. Loud






48. Gradually get softer






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






50. 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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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