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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 getting louder






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






3. Two half steps






4. Detached






5. Moving the bow toward tip






6. Smooth - connected






7. 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






8. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






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






11. Rate of speed or pace of music






12. Smooth - connected






13. Medium soft






14. 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.






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






16. Very loud






17. A five note scale






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






19. A five note scale






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






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






22. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






23. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






25. # - raises the pitch by one half step






26. Detached






27. The space between two bar lines






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






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






30. Medium loud






31. Medium soft






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






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






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






35. Fast and lively






36. Very very soft






37. Loud






38. Fast and lively






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






40. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






42. Moving the bow toward frog






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






44. Moving the bow toward frog






45. Two half steps






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






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






48. Plucked






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






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