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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. Moving the bow toward frog






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






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






5. Gradually getting slower






6. Very - very loud (fff)






7. Moderately slow






8. Soft






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






10. # - raises the pitch by one half step






11. Two half steps






12. Loud






13. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






15. The space between two bar lines






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






17. Gradually getting slower






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. 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






20. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






22. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






24. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






25. 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






26. A five note scale






27. Loud






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. Fast and lively






30. Gradually getting softer






31. Very loud






32. Detached






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






34. Very soft






35. Medium loud






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






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






38. Very - very loud (fff)






39. Very loud






40. Gradually getting louder






41. # - raises the pitch by one half step






42. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






44. Moving the bow toward frog






45. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






46. 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






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






48. 4/4 meter - denoted C






49. Detached






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