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






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






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






4. The space between two bar lines






5. Gradually getting softer






6. Plucked






7. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






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






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






11. Gradually get softer






12. The end






13. Very soft






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






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






16. Very - very loud (fff)






17. 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






18. Two half steps






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






21. With the bow






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






23. Two half steps






24. Loud






25. Detached






26. 4/4 meter - denoted C






27. Moderately slow






28. Soft






29. The end






30. Very very soft






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






32. Moving the bow toward tip






33. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






35. Fast and lively






36. Detached






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






38. 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






39. Return to the beginning - play to the end






40. Very loud






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






42. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






44. Medium loud






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






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






47. Moving the bow toward tip






48. Rate of speed or pace of music






49. Medium loud






50. Gradually get softer