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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. 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.






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






4. Gradually get softer






5. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






7. Medium soft






8. Plucked






9. Fast and lively






10. The end






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






12. # - raises the pitch by one half step






13. Gradually getting slower






14. Soft






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






16. Very - very loud (fff)






17. Return to the beginning - play to the end






18. Detached






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






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






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






22. With the bow






23. 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






24. Detached






25. 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






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






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






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






29. Very soft






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






31. Very very soft






32. 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






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






34. Very loud






35. Rate of speed or pace of music






36. The end






37. Medium loud






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






39. A five note scale






40. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






42. Plucked






43. The space between two bar lines






44. Gradually getting louder






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






46. Gradually get softer






47. 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.






48. Smooth - connected






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






50. Smooth - connected