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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. 4/4 meter - denoted C






2. 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






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






4. Detached






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






6. Very loud






7. The space between two bar lines






8. Detached






9. 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.






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






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






12. Medium soft






13. Soft






14. 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






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






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






17. Moderately slow






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






19. 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.






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. Very - very loud (fff)






22. Loud






23. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






24. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






26. The space between two bar lines






27. A five note scale






28. The end






29. Very - very loud (fff)






30. With the bow






31. Loud






32. Gradually getting louder






33. Very loud






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






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






36. Smooth - connected






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






38. Very soft






39. Medium loud






40. Rate of speed or pace of music






41. 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






42. The end






43. Return to the beginning - play to the end






44. Plucked






45. Smooth - connected






46. Gradually getting louder






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






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






49. Gradually getting slower






50. Two half steps