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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. Very soft






2. Loud






3. Gradually get softer






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






5. Medium loud






6. Moderately slow






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






8. Fast and lively






9. Very loud






10. 4/4 meter - denoted C






11. Soft






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






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






14. Very - very loud (fff)






15. Plucked






16. Very very soft






17. Gradually getting slower






18. # - raises the pitch by one half step






19. Medium loud






20. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






21. # - raises the pitch by one half step






22. Gradually getting slower






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






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






25. A five note scale






26. Gradually getting softer






27. 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






28. Fast and lively






29. 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.






30. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






32. With the bow






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






34. Very soft






35. Smooth - connected






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






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






38. Moving the bow toward tip






39. Gradually get softer






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






41. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






42. Smooth - connected






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






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






45. Two half steps






46. Moving the bow toward tip






47. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






49. Gradually getting louder






50. Moderately slow