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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. Gradually getting louder






2. Very - very loud (fff)






3. Moderately slow






4. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






5. Gradually getting softer






6. Return to the beginning - play to the end






7. 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.






8. Very soft






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






10. With the bow






11. 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






12. Plucked






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






14. Very loud






15. Very - very loud (fff)






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






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






18. Medium soft






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






20. Moving the bow toward frog






21. Gradually getting louder






22. Return to the beginning - play to the end






23. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






24. Very very soft






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






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






27. Smooth - connected






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






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






30. Two half steps






31. Gradually getting softer






32. A five note scale






33. Fast and lively






34. The space between two bar lines






35. Two half steps






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






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






38. # - raises the pitch by one half step






39. 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






40. # - raises the pitch by one half step






41. Loud






42. With the bow






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






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






45. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






47. 4/4 meter - denoted C






48. Medium loud






49. Detached






50. Very loud