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






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






3. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






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






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






7. Gradually get softer






8. Very very soft






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






10. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






12. Medium soft






13. A five note scale






14. Two half steps






15. Detached






16. Gradually getting louder






17. Plucked






18. Moderately slow






19. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






21. Medium loud






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






23. Gradually getting slower






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






25. Smooth - connected






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






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






28. Very soft






29. Rate of speed or pace of music






30. 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






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






32. 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.






33. Gradually get softer






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






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






36. Fast and lively






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






38. Gradually getting slower






39. 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






40. Return to the beginning - play to the end






41. Plucked






42. Very soft






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






44. # - raises the pitch by one half step






45. Moving the bow toward tip






46. Moving the bow toward tip






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






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






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






50. Detached