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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. 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






2. Plucked






3. # - raises the pitch by one half step






4. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






6. Fast and lively






7. The end






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






9. Very soft






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






11. Medium loud






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






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






14. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






15. Very soft






16. Loud






17. Very - very loud (fff)






18. Smooth - connected






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






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






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






22. Very - very loud (fff)






23. 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






24. 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.






25. Gradually get softer






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






27. # - raises the pitch by one half step






28. Soft






29. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






30. Gradually getting softer






31. Very very soft






32. Plucked






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






34. Two half steps






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






36. A five note scale






37. Gradually getting louder






38. 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






39. Moderately slow






40. A five note scale






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






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






43. Detached






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






45. Rate of speed or pace of music






46. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






47. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






49. Very very soft






50. 4/4 meter - denoted C