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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. Gradually get softer






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






3. The space between two bar lines






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






5. Gradually getting slower






6. Gradually getting louder






7. Rate of speed or pace of music






8. Very - very loud (fff)






9. Two half steps






10. Detached






11. The space between two bar lines






12. Very soft






13. 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.






14. 4/4 meter - denoted C






15. The end






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






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






18. Gradually getting slower






19. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






21. 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.






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






23. Smooth - connected






24. Detached






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






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






27. Very - very loud (fff)






28. Medium soft






29. Moving the bow toward tip






30. With the bow






31. A five note scale






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






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






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






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






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






37. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






39. Loud






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






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






42. Medium loud






43. Plucked






44. Loud






45. Fast and lively






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






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






48. # - raises the pitch by one half step






49. Gradually get softer






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