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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. Rate of speed or pace of music






2. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






3. Loud






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






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






6. The space between two bar lines






7. Soft






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






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






10. Plucked






11. 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






12. Gradually getting slower






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






14. Moving the bow toward tip






15. A five note scale






16. Fast and lively






17. Two half steps






18. Smooth - connected






19. 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






20. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






21. 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.






22. 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






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






24. Moving the bow toward frog






25. Very very soft






26. Gradually getting softer






27. Soft






28. Medium soft






29. 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






30. Detached






31. Smooth - connected






32. Very - very loud (fff)






33. Very very soft






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






35. The end






36. Loud






37. The space between two bar lines






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Two half steps






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






44. Very soft






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






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






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






48. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






50. Gradually getting louder