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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. # - raises the pitch by one half step






2. Gradually get softer






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






4. Moving the bow toward frog






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






6. Very loud






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






8. Plucked






9. Medium loud






10. Loud






11. The space between two bar lines






12. A five note scale






13. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






14. Fast and lively






15. Gradually getting slower






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






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






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






19. Very very soft






20. With the bow






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






22. Gradually getting softer






23. With the bow






24. Smooth - connected






25. A five note scale






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






27. Fast and lively






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






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






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






31. The space between two bar lines






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






33. Gradually getting softer






34. Very - very loud (fff)






35. Very soft






36. 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






37. A note that is not affected by either a sharp or a flat - a natural sign cancels a previous sharp or flat






38. Moving the bow toward tip






39. Moving the bow toward frog






40. 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






41. Plucked






42. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






43. 4/4 meter - denoted C






44. Moderately slow






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






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






47. Moving the bow toward tip






48. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






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