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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. Gives the lines and spaces of the staff their names






2. Very soft






3. Smooth - connected






4. Fast and lively






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






6. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






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






10. Medium soft






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






12. Medium loud






13. Very loud






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






15. Very - very loud (fff)






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






17. 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






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






19. Gradually getting slower






20. Gradually get softer






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






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






23. Very loud






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






25. With the bow






26. Rate of speed or pace of music






27. Return to the beginning - play to the end






28. 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.






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






30. Soft






31. 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.






32. Plucked






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






34. Loud






35. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






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






38. Gradually getting softer






39. Fast and lively






40. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






41. A five note scale






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






43. Gradually getting softer






44. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






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






47. Moving the bow toward tip






48. Gradually getting slower






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






50. Plucked