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






2. Detached






3. 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






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






5. Gradually getting slower






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






7. Very - very loud (fff)






8. 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






9. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






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. Two half steps






13. 4/4 meter - denoted C






14. Very very soft






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






16. Soft






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






18. Rate of speed or pace of music






19. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






21. Gradually get softer






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






23. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






24. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






25. Gradually get softer






26. With the bow






27. Plucked






28. Very loud






29. 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.






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






31. Return to the beginning - play to the end






32. Moving the bow toward frog






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






35. Very soft






36. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






37. Detached






38. Medium loud






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






40. Gradually getting louder






41. Moving the bow toward tip






42. Soft






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






44. Moving the bow toward tip






45. Gradually getting softer






46. Moderately slow






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






48. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






50. Plucked