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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. Loud






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






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






4. The space between two bar lines






5. Plucked






6. Gradually getting louder






7. Soft






8. Soft






9. Gradually get softer






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






11. Very - very loud (fff)






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






13. Moving the bow toward frog






14. Return to the beginning - play to the end






15. 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






16. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Gradually getting louder






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






23. Very - very loud (fff)






24. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






26. The space between two bar lines






27. Very very soft






28. 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






29. The end






30. Detached






31. Very loud






32. Moderately slow






33. Moving the bow toward frog






34. 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.






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






36. 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






37. Medium loud






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






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






40. 4/4 meter - denoted C






41. Very soft






42. Medium loud






43. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






44. A five note scale






45. Moving the bow toward tip






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






47. Smooth - connected






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






49. Very very soft






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