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






2. The end






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






4. # - raises the pitch by one half step






5. Very - very loud (fff)






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. Medium soft






9. Gradually get softer






10. Two half steps






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






12. 4/4 meter - denoted C






13. Very - very loud (fff)






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






15. Gradually getting softer






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






17. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






18. Gradually getting slower






19. 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






20. Very very soft






21. Medium loud






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






23. The space between two bar lines






24. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






25. Soft






26. Smooth - connected






27. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






29. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






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






32. Loud






33. 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






34. 4/4 meter - denoted C






35. Gradually getting louder






36. Very soft






37. Loud






38. Fast and lively






39. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






41. Moving the bow toward frog






42. Fast and lively






43. Return to the beginning - play to the end






44. 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






45. 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.






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






47. The end






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






49. Plucked






50. 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