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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. With the bow






2. With the bow






3. 4/4 meter - denoted C






4. Smooth - connected






5. 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






6. The space between two bar lines






7. Gradually get softer






8. Detached






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






10. Fast and lively






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






12. Medium loud






13. Very soft






14. Two half steps






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






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






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






18. Gradually getting softer






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






20. A five note scale






21. Rate of speed or pace of music






22. Soft






23. Gradually getting slower






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






25. Soft






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






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






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






29. Moving the bow toward frog






30. Rate of speed or pace of music






31. Moderately slow






32. Two half steps






33. Very loud






34. # - raises the pitch by one half step






35. 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






36. Gradually get softer






37. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






39. 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






40. Very - very loud (fff)






41. Very very soft






42. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






44. Loud






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






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






47. Fast and lively






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






49. Medium soft






50. Gradually getting softer