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






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






3. With the bow






4. The end






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






6. 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






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






8. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






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






11. Moderately slow






12. 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






13. Loud






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






15. 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






16. Plucked






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






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






19. Very soft






20. A five note scale






21. 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.






22. Very loud






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






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






25. # - raises the pitch by one half step






26. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






27. The space between two bar lines






28. Medium loud






29. Detached






30. Smooth - connected






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






32. Very - very loud (fff)






33. Gradually getting slower






34. Very very soft






35. Gradually get softer






36. Gradually getting slower






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






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






39. Return to the beginning - play to the end






40. Very - very loud (fff)






41. Two half steps






42. Two half steps






43. Medium loud






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






45. Very loud






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






47. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






49. Medium soft






50. Rate of speed or pace of music