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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. Loud






2. Fast and lively






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






4. Loud






5. 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.






6. Detached






7. 4/4 meter - denoted C






8. Medium soft






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






10. 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






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






12. With the bow






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. Moderately slow






15. 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






16. Very soft






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






18. A five note scale






19. Return to the beginning - play to the end






20. 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






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






22. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






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






25. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






26. Plucked






27. Rate of speed or pace of music






28. Gradually get softer






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






30. The end






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






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






33. Gradually getting slower






34. Very very soft






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






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






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






38. Very soft






39. Gradually getting softer






40. Medium loud






41. Gradually get softer






42. Smooth - connected






43. Gradually getting softer






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






45. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






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






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






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






50. Very loud