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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. Soft






2. 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






3. A five note scale






4. Very soft






5. Medium loud






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






7. Loud






8. Gradually get softer






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






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






11. Moderately slow






12. Medium loud






13. 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






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. Notes that are altered with sharps - flats and naturals






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






17. Smooth - connected






18. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






20. Very very soft






21. Two half steps






22. # - raises the pitch by one half step






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. Smooth - connected






29. Plucked






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






31. Soft






32. The space between two bar lines






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






34. Loud






35. Detached






36. Gradually getting softer






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. Moving the bow toward frog






43. 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






44. Medium soft






45. The end






46. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






48. Very loud






49. Gradually getting slower






50. Fast and lively