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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. Rate of speed or pace of music






2. Loud






3. Gradually get softer






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






5. Gradually getting slower






6. Very - very loud (fff)






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






8. A five note scale






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






10. Moving the bow toward frog






11. # - raises the pitch by one half step






12. Soft






13. The end






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. Plucked






16. Medium loud






17. Smooth - connected






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






19. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






20. The space between two bar lines






21. Plucked






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






23. Detached






24. Very soft






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






26. Very very soft






27. Gradually getting louder






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






29. Detached






30. Loud






31. Two half steps






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






33. 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






34. Moving the bow toward frog






35. Return to the beginning - play to the end






36. Return to the beginning - play to the end






37. Moving the bow toward tip






38. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






40. Soft






41. Gradually getting slower






42. 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






43. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






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






46. Moderately slow






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






48. 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






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






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