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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. Notes that are altered with sharps - flats and naturals






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






3. 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






4. Detached






5. Very - very loud (fff)






6. Moderately slow






7. Plucked






8. Soft






9. With the bow






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 frog






12. Medium soft






13. Moderately slow






14. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






16. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






17. Two half steps






18. Very soft






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






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






21. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






23. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






25. Moving the bow toward frog






26. Moving the bow toward tip






27. Moving the bow toward tip






28. Very - very loud (fff)






29. The space between two bar lines






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






31. The space between two bar lines






32. 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






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






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. Very loud






36. Smooth - connected






37. 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






38. Soft






39. Very very soft






40. Gradually getting softer






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






42. With the bow






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






44. Gradually get softer






45. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






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






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






49. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






50. Very very soft