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






3. Moving the bow toward frog






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






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






6. Two half steps






7. Moving the bow toward frog






8. Loud






9. 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.






10. Very soft






11. Very soft






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






13. Moving the bow toward tip






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






15. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






17. Gradually getting slower






18. 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






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






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






21. Gradually get softer






22. Loud






23. A five note scale






24. The end






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. Smooth - connected






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






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






30. The end






31. A five note scale






32. Smooth - connected






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






34. Moving the bow toward tip






35. Gradually getting slower






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






37. With the bow






38. Gradually getting softer






39. The space between two bar lines






40. Fast and lively






41. Moderately slow






42. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






43. The space between two bar lines






44. 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






45. Medium loud






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






47. Very loud






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






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






50. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order