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






2. Two half steps






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






4. Smooth - connected






5. Detached






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






7. 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






8. Gradually getting louder






9. With the bow






10. Loud






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






12. Loud






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






14. The end






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






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






17. 4/4 meter - denoted C






18. Very soft






19. Soft






20. 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






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






22. Detached






23. 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.






24. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






26. Return to the beginning - play to the end






27. Very very soft






28. Moving the bow toward tip






29. 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






30. # - raises the pitch by one half step






31. Fast and lively






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






33. Medium loud






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






35. Moderately slow






36. Plucked






37. Plucked






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






39. Smooth - connected






40. Moving the bow toward frog






41. Gradually get softer






42. Gradually getting louder






43. Gradually get softer






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






45. Fast and lively






46. Very - very loud (fff)






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






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






49. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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