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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. Two half steps






2. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






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






5. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






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. Notes that are altered with sharps - flats and naturals






9. Soft






10. Moving the bow toward frog






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






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






13. Gradually getting louder






14. Smooth - connected






15. Gradually get softer






16. With the bow






17. 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






18. # - raises the pitch by one half step






19. 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






20. Gradually getting slower






21. Gradually getting slower






22. Two half steps






23. Detached






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






25. Very soft






26. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






27. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






28. Return to the beginning - play to the end






29. The end






30. Very very soft






31. Very loud






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






33. 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.






34. Medium loud






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






36. Gradually getting softer






37. Medium soft






38. Detached






39. 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






40. Smooth - connected






41. 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






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






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






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






45. Rate of speed or pace of music






46. Loud






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






48. Moderately slow






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






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