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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. Moderately slow






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






3. Two half steps






4. Very loud






5. Very very soft






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






7. Gradually get softer






8. The end






9. Medium soft






10. Fast and lively






11. 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






12. Gradually get softer






13. Rate of speed or pace of music






14. Loud






15. Smooth - connected






16. With the bow






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






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






19. Gradually getting slower






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






21. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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. 4/4 meter - denoted C






24. 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






25. Soft






26. Moving the bow toward frog






27. Detached






28. Return to the beginning - play to the end






29. A five note scale






30. The end






31. Medium loud






32. Gradually getting softer






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






34. 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.






35. With the bow






36. 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.






37. Very soft






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






39. # - raises the pitch by one half step






40. Moving the bow toward frog






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






42. Very soft






43. Detached






44. Gradually getting louder






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






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






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






48. Moderately slow






49. The space between two bar lines






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