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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 getting louder






2. Return to the beginning - play to the end






3. Very - very loud (fff)






4. Very soft






5. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






7. Very soft






8. 4/4 meter - denoted C






9. 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






10. With the bow






11. # - raises the pitch by one half step






12. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






14. Gradually getting slower






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






16. Detached






17. Very loud






18. The space between two bar lines






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






20. Medium loud






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






22. Two half steps






23. Plucked






24. Two half steps






25. Very - very loud (fff)






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






27. Gradually getting softer






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






29. Moderately slow






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






31. Smooth - connected






32. Very very soft






33. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






35. With the bow






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






37. 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






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






39. Gradually get softer






40. Fast and lively






41. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






43. Very very soft






44. Loud






45. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






47. Moving the bow toward tip






48. Moving the bow toward tip






49. Moderately slow






50. Soft