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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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1. 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.






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






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






4. Moderately slow






5. Very loud






6. Moderately slow






7. A five note scale






8. Very soft






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






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






11. With the bow






12. Very - very loud (fff)






13. Moving the bow toward tip






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






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






16. Loud






17. Detached






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






19. Moving the bow toward frog






20. Gradually getting louder






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






22. Plucked






23. Plucked






24. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






26. Gradually get softer






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






28. Two half steps






29. Very very soft






30. Rate of speed or pace of music






31. Loud






32. 4/4 meter - denoted C






33. Medium soft






34. The end






35. 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.






36. Medium loud






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






38. Gradually getting louder






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






40. 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






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






42. Fast and lively






43. Very very soft






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






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






46. Gradually getting softer






47. Smooth - connected






48. 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






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






50. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order