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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. With the bow






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






3. Gradually get softer






4. 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.






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






6. 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






7. Gradually getting louder






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






9. Very soft






10. Very very soft






11. Detached






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






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






14. A five note scale






15. Moving the bow toward frog






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






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






18. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






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






21. The space between two bar lines






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






23. Fast and lively






24. Moderately slow






25. 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






26. Medium soft






27. Fast and lively






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






29. Very - very loud (fff)






30. 4/4 meter - denoted C






31. The end






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






33. Gradually getting slower






34. Plucked






35. Medium loud






36. 4/4 meter - denoted C






37. Rate of speed or pace of music






38. 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






39. A five note scale






40. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






42. Gradually getting louder






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






44. Return to the beginning - play to the end






45. Very - very loud (fff)






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






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






48. Soft






49. Very very soft






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