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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. Gradually get softer






2. # - raises the pitch by one half step






3. 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






4. Smooth - connected






5. Very very soft






6. Medium soft






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






8. With the bow






9. Gradually getting slower






10. Moving the bow toward frog






11. Plucked






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






13. Rate of speed or pace of music






14. Very loud






15. Two half steps






16. 4/4 meter - denoted C






17. Medium loud






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






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






21. Very soft






22. Moving the bow toward tip






23. 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.






24. Detached






25. Gradually getting softer






26. Moderately slow






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






28. Return to the beginning - play to the end






29. With the bow






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






31. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






32. Very very soft






33. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






34. The space between two bar lines






35. Two half steps






36. A five note scale






37. Gradually getting slower






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Very - very loud (fff)






45. Gradually getting softer






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






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






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






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






50. Moving the bow toward frog