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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. Medium loud






2. Loud






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






4. Fast and lively






5. Gradually getting slower






6. Very soft






7. Very loud






8. Gradually getting slower






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






10. Very very soft






11. Moderately slow






12. With the bow






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






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






15. Rate of speed or pace of music






16. Moving the bow toward frog






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






18. Two half steps






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






20. Very - very loud (fff)






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






22. A five note scale






23. Gradually getting louder






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. Notes that are altered with sharps - flats and naturals






26. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






28. The space between two bar lines






29. Very loud






30. Smooth - connected






31. Detached






32. Soft






33. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






35. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






37. Fast and lively






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






39. 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






40. Medium soft






41. Moving the bow toward tip






42. Rate of speed or pace of music






43. The end






44. Detached






45. 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






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






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






48. Medium loud






49. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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