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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. Moving the bow toward frog






2. Gradually get softer






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






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






5. Moving the bow toward tip






6. The space between two bar lines






7. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






8. A five note scale






9. The end






10. Detached






11. Fast and lively






12. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






14. Medium loud






15. Gradually getting slower






16. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






18. Rate of speed or pace of music






19. Moderately slow






20. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






21. Loud






22. Two half steps






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






24. Medium loud






25. 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






26. Very - very loud (fff)






27. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






31. 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.






32. Moving the bow toward frog






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






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






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






36. Plucked






37. Fast and lively






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






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






40. Plucked






41. Medium soft






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






43. Return to the beginning - play to the end






44. 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.






45. Gradually getting softer






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






47. Gradually getting softer






48. Medium soft






49. Very - very loud (fff)






50. Very very soft