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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. Fast and lively






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






3. Very loud






4. The space between two bar lines






5. Medium loud






6. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






8. Fast and lively






9. Soft






10. 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






11. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






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






14. Loud






15. Loud






16. Very loud






17. Moving the bow toward frog






18. Smooth - connected






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






20. Two half steps






21. 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






22. 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






23. Gradually getting slower






24. With the bow






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






26. 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






27. Rate of speed or pace of music






28. Very soft






29. Moderately slow






30. Soft






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






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






33. Medium soft






34. Moving the bow toward frog






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






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






37. The end






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






39. Very - very loud (fff)






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






41. 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.






42. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






43. 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






44. Gradually getting softer






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






46. Very very soft






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






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






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






50. Very - very loud (fff)