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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. Smooth - connected






2. Medium soft






3. Rate of speed or pace of music






4. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






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






7. 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






8. 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






9. Gradually get softer






10. Very soft






11. # - raises the pitch by one half step






12. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






14. Moving the bow toward tip






15. Soft






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. Moving the bow toward tip






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






24. Plucked






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






26. The space between two bar lines






27. A five note scale






28. Moderately slow






29. Soft






30. Fast and lively






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






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






33. Smooth - connected






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






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






36. Gradually getting softer






37. The end






38. Very - very loud (fff)






39. With the bow






40. Detached






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






42. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






44. Very - very loud (fff)






45. The end






46. Gradually getting slower






47. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






48. 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.






49. A five note scale






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