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






2. Moving the bow toward frog






3. Smooth - connected






4. Detached






5. Gradually getting slower






6. Gradually getting louder






7. A five note scale






8. Gradually get softer






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






10. Moving the bow toward tip






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






12. Very soft






13. # - raises the pitch by one half step






14. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






16. Very - very loud (fff)






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






18. Moderately slow






19. Soft






20. Loud






21. 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






22. Gradually getting louder






23. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






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






26. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






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






29. Medium soft






30. 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.






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






32. The end






33. 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






34. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






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






37. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






38. With the bow






39. Medium loud






40. Soft






41. Very loud






42. Very loud






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






44. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






46. Medium loud






47. A five note scale






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






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






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