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






2. Medium loud






3. Two half steps






4. 4/4 meter - denoted C






5. With the bow






6. Gradually getting slower






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






8. Return to the beginning - play to the end






9. 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






10. Soft






11. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






13. Smooth - connected






14. Very loud






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






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






17. Very soft






18. Gradually getting louder






19. Rate of speed or pace of music






20. Moving the bow toward frog






21. Very - very loud (fff)






22. Gradually getting louder






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






24. Two half steps






25. 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






26. With the bow






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






28. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






29. Medium soft






30. Plucked






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






32. The end






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. Soft






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






36. Gradually getting slower






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. 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.






39. Loud






40. Moving the bow toward tip






41. Smooth - connected






42. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






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






45. Gradually get softer






46. Medium soft






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






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






49. Gradually getting softer






50. Rate of speed or pace of music