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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. 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






2. Very loud






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






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






5. Gradually getting slower






6. Very loud






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






8. A five note scale






9. The space between two bar lines






10. Smooth - connected






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






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. 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






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






15. Moving the bow toward frog






16. Plucked






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






18. Soft






19. 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.






20. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






21. With the bow






22. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






24. Moving the bow toward tip






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






26. The space between two bar lines






27. Loud






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






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






30. Two half steps






31. Loud






32. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






33. Gradually getting softer






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






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






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






37. # - raises the pitch by one half step






38. A five note scale






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






40. Medium soft






41. Soft






42. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






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






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






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






47. Very soft






48. Medium soft






49. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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