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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. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






4. Very - very loud (fff)






5. Gradually get softer






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






7. The space between two bar lines






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






9. Fast and lively






10. Moderately slow






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. 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






13. 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






14. Plucked






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






16. Medium loud






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






18. Very soft






19. Gradually getting softer






20. # - raises the pitch by one half step






21. Gradually getting softer






22. 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.






23. Gradually getting slower






24. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






26. Soft






27. Very very soft






28. A five note scale






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






30. Gradually get softer






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






32. 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






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






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






35. The end






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






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






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






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






40. Plucked






41. Smooth - connected






42. Very very soft






43. Very loud






44. Medium soft






45. Two half steps






46. Gradually getting louder






47. 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






48. Moving the bow toward frog






49. Loud






50. The space between two bar lines