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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. Moderately slow






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






3. Fast and lively






4. Medium loud






5. Moderately slow






6. Fast and lively






7. Moving the bow toward frog






8. Very soft






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






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






11. # - raises the pitch by one half step






12. Two half steps






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






14. 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






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






16. Very very soft






17. # - raises the pitch by one half step






18. Medium loud






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






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






21. A five note scale






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






23. Plucked






24. Very - very loud (fff)






25. Very very soft






26. Gradually getting slower






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






28. Gradually getting louder






29. 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






30. Smooth - connected






31. Detached






32. A five note scale






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






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






35. Very - very loud (fff)






36. Gradually getting softer






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






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






39. 4/4 meter - denoted C






40. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






42. Rate of speed or pace of music






43. Soft






44. Gradually get softer






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






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






47. Rate of speed or pace of music






48. Detached






49. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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