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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. Very soft






2. Moving the bow toward frog






3. Moderately slow






4. Gradually getting slower






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






6. Moderately slow






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






8. Two half steps






9. 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






10. Plucked






11. Loud






12. Moving the bow toward frog






13. Return to the beginning - play to the end






14. Very very soft






15. Two half steps






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






17. Gradually get softer






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






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






20. Medium soft






21. 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






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






23. Very very soft






24. With the bow






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






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






27. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






28. A five note scale






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






30. Gradually get softer






31. 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.






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






33. Very - very loud (fff)






34. 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






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






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






37. The space between two bar lines






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






39. Detached






40. A five note scale






41. Medium loud






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






43. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






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






46. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






48. The end






49. 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






50. Gradually getting softer