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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. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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. The space between two bar lines






5. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






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






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






9. Very soft






10. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






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






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






14. Gradually get softer






15. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






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






18. # - raises the pitch by one half step






19. With the bow






20. Plucked






21. Moderately slow






22. A five note scale






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






24. Return to the beginning - play to the end






25. Smooth - connected






26. Very loud






27. Very very soft






28. Very - very loud (fff)






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






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






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






32. Smooth - connected






33. 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






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






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 five note scale






37. Loud






38. Detached






39. Moderately slow






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






41. Plucked






42. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






45. Fast and lively






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






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






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






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






50. Medium soft