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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. 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






2. Very very soft






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






4. With the bow






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






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






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






8. 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






9. Moving the bow toward frog






10. Gradually getting softer






11. Gradually getting louder






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






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






14. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






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






17. Gradually getting louder






18. Moving the bow toward tip






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






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






21. Fast and lively






22. Smooth - connected






23. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






24. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






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






27. Return to the beginning - play to the end






28. Very very soft






29. Gradually getting slower






30. Gradually getting slower






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






32. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






34. The space between two bar lines






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






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






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






38. # - raises the pitch by one half step






39. Two half steps






40. The space between two bar lines






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






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






43. 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.






44. Rate of speed or pace of music






45. 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






46. Very loud






47. Detached






48. Moving the bow toward frog






49. Smooth - connected






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