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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Moving the bow toward frog






2. Moderately slow






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






6. Two half steps






7. Plucked






8. Fast and lively






9. Soft






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






11. Moving the bow toward tip






12. # - raises the pitch by one half step






13. Return to the beginning - play to the end






14. Very very soft






15. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






16. Gradually getting louder






17. A five note scale






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Soft






25. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






26. Loud






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






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






29. Fast and lively






30. Plucked






31. 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






32. Very - very loud (fff)






33. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






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






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






38. # - raises the pitch by one half step






39. The space between two bar lines






40. Rate of speed or pace of music






41. Gradually getting slower






42. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






44. Very loud






45. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






46. The space between two bar lines






47. Medium loud






48. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






50. 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