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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 slower






2. Moderately slow






3. A five note scale






4. Very loud






5. Moving the bow toward tip






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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. Two half steps






13. # - raises the pitch by one half step






14. The end






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






16. With the bow






17. Very very soft






18. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






19. Detached






20. Gradually getting slower






21. Loud






22. The space between two bar lines






23. 4/4 meter - denoted C






24. Plucked






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






26. Detached






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






28. Gradually get softer






29. Moving the bow toward frog






30. Very very soft






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






32. Fast and lively






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






34. Very - very loud (fff)






35. Medium soft






36. 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






37. Return to the beginning - play to the end






38. Two half steps






39. With the bow






40. Moderately slow






41. Gradually getting louder






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. Rate of speed or pace of music






45. 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






46. 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.






47. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






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






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