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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. Medium loud






2. With the bow






3. Very very soft






4. Soft






5. Moving the bow toward tip






6. Smooth - connected






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






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






9. Gradually getting slower






10. Loud






11. With the bow






12. 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.






13. Two half steps






14. Medium loud






15. Very - very loud (fff)






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






17. Moving the bow toward tip






18. Very - very loud (fff)






19. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






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






22. A five note scale






23. Fast and lively






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






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






26. The space between two bar lines






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. Medium soft






30. # - raises the pitch by one half step






31. Gradually getting softer






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. Moderately slow






40. 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.






41. Rate of speed or pace of music






42. Loud






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






44. Very soft






45. Gradually get softer






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






47. 4/4 meter - denoted C






48. Medium soft






49. Fast and lively






50. Moving the bow toward frog