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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. 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






2. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






3. Gradually getting slower






4. Moderately slow






5. Plucked






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






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






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






9. Gradually getting softer






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. Moving the bow toward tip






13. Moving the bow toward tip






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






15. Detached






16. Moving the bow toward frog






17. Return to the beginning - play to the end






18. With the bow






19. Medium soft






20. The end






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






22. Two half steps






23. Soft






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






25. Very - very loud (fff)






26. With the bow






27. 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.






28. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






29. Plucked






30. Medium soft






31. The space between two bar lines






32. 4/4 meter - denoted C






33. The space between two bar lines






34. Very soft






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






36. Fast and lively






37. 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






38. Very loud






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






40. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






42. Smooth - connected






43. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






44. Return to the beginning - play to the end






45. 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.






46. 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






47. Very very soft






48. Very loud






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






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