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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. Return to the beginning - play to the end






2. Gradually get softer






3. Very - very loud (fff)






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






5. 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.






6. Moderately slow






7. A five note scale






8. Return to the beginning - play to the end






9. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






11. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






13. With the bow






14. Soft






15. Moving the bow toward frog






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






17. The space between two bar lines






18. Very very soft






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






20. With the bow






21. Loud






22. Very - very loud (fff)






23. The space between two bar lines






24. Very very soft






25. Fast and lively






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






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






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






29. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






31. The end






32. Moving the bow toward tip






33. 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






34. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






35. Gradually get softer






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






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






38. Smooth - connected






39. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






41. Very loud






42. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






43. Two half steps






44. Two half steps






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






46. 4/4 meter - denoted C






47. 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






48. Moving the bow toward frog






49. Detached






50. Gradually getting slower






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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