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






2. Moving the bow toward tip






3. Gradually getting slower






4. With the bow






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. Very - very loud (fff)






7. Very soft






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






9. # - raises the pitch by one half step






10. Very very soft






11. Medium loud






12. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






14. Soft






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






16. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






17. Gradually getting louder






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






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






20. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






22. Return to the beginning - play to the end






23. 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






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






25. Moderately slow






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. 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.






28. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






30. Smooth - connected






31. Soft






32. Moving the bow toward tip






33. Very soft






34. Very - very loud (fff)






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






36. Plucked






37. Smooth - connected






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






39. A five note scale






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






41. Fast and lively






42. Loud






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. # - raises the pitch by one half step






45. Two half steps






46. Gradually get softer






47. Medium soft






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






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






50. With the bow