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






2. Gradually getting louder






3. Very loud






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






5. Detached






6. Fast and lively






7. 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.






8. 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






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






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






11. Very loud






12. The end






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






14. Very soft






15. Very - very loud (fff)






16. The space between two bar lines






17. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






18. 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






19. Plucked






20. # - raises the pitch by one half step






21. Loud






22. Gradually get softer






23. With the bow






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






25. Moving the bow toward frog






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






27. Smooth - connected






28. Gradually get softer






29. Very very soft






30. Two half steps






31. Very very soft






32. Gradually getting slower






33. Rate of speed or pace of music






34. Gradually getting slower






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






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






37. Soft






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






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






40. The end






41. 4/4 meter - denoted C






42. Moderately slow






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






44. Gradually getting softer






45. Return to the beginning - play to the end






46. Medium soft






47. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






49. Smooth - connected






50. Plucked