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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. 4/4 meter - denoted C






2. Gradually getting slower






3. # - raises the pitch by one half step






4. Moving the bow toward frog






5. 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






6. Moderately slow






7. A five note scale






8. Gradually getting softer






9. Two half steps






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






11. Very loud






12. Gradually getting slower






13. The end






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






15. Fast and lively






16. Medium soft






17. Rate of speed or pace of music






18. 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.






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






20. Plucked






21. Smooth - connected






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






23. Very - very loud (fff)






24. With the bow






25. Rate of speed or pace of music






26. Two half steps






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






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






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. Gradually getting louder






31. Return to the beginning - play to the end






32. Very very soft






33. Very soft






34. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






35. Plucked






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






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






38. Gradually getting louder






39. Loud






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






41. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






43. 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






44. Smooth - connected






45. Medium loud






46. Moving the bow toward tip






47. The end






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






49. Detached






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