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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. 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






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






3. Very - very loud (fff)






4. Soft






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






6. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






7. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






9. With the bow






10. Plucked






11. Two half steps






12. Gradually get softer






13. Very loud






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






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






16. Smooth - connected






17. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






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






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






21. 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






22. Moving the bow toward frog






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






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






25. 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.






26. Medium soft






27. Loud






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






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






30. 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






31. Very soft






32. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






34. Two half steps






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. Gradually getting louder






43. The space between two bar lines






44. Very - very loud (fff)






45. Very very soft






46. The end






47. Gradually getting slower






48. Moderately slow






49. Return to the beginning - play to the end






50. Very loud