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






2. Gradually get softer






3. 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.






4. Gradually get softer






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






6. Very soft






7. The end






8. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






9. The end






10. Moving the bow toward tip






11. 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






12. Soft






13. Very soft






14. With the bow






15. The space between two bar lines






16. Return to the beginning - play to the end






17. Medium soft






18. Soft






19. Gradually getting slower






20. Moderately slow






21. A five note scale






22. Very loud






23. Return to the beginning - play to the end






24. 4/4 meter - denoted C






25. Gradually getting softer






26. Plucked






27. Gradually getting slower






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






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






30. Medium soft






31. Gradually getting softer






32. Detached






33. Two half steps






34. 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






35. 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






36. Detached






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






38. Moving the bow toward frog






39. 4/4 meter - denoted C






40. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






42. Two half steps






43. Rate of speed or pace of music






44. Medium loud






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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