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






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






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






4. Return to the beginning - play to the end






5. Moving the bow toward tip






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






7. Very very soft






8. Detached






9. Gradually get softer






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






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






12. Moving the bow toward tip






13. Soft






14. Medium soft






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






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






17. Very - very loud (fff)






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






19. 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






20. Gradually getting louder






21. Loud






22. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






23. Detached






24. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






26. With the bow






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






28. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






29. 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






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






31. Very loud






32. Very - very loud (fff)






33. Two half steps






34. Medium loud






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






36. # - raises the pitch by one half step






37. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






38. Soft






39. Fast and lively






40. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






41. 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.






42. Gradually getting slower






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






44. The end






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






46. # - raises the pitch by one half step






47. The space between two bar lines






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






49. The space between two bar lines






50. Very soft