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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. Detached






2. Smooth - connected






3. Gradually get softer






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






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






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






7. The end






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






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






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






11. The end






12. Rate of speed or pace of music






13. Smooth - connected






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






15. Detached






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






17. Loud






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






19. 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






20. Gradually get softer






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






22. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






23. Moderately slow






24. 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






25. Gradually getting slower






26. Loud






27. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






28. Very - very loud (fff)






29. 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






30. # - raises the pitch by one half step






31. 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






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






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






34. Very - very loud (fff)






35. 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






36. Medium loud






37. Fast and lively






38. Fast and lively






39. Very soft






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






41. Moving the bow toward frog






42. Gradually getting softer






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






44. Return to the beginning - play to the end






45. With the bow






46. # - raises the pitch by one half step






47. Plucked






48. A five note scale






49. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






50. Very soft