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






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






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. Medium loud






5. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






6. Medium loud






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






8. Loud






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






10. 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.






11. Moderately slow






12. 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






13. Very very soft






14. Gradually getting louder






15. Very loud






16. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






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






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






20. Very very soft






21. Fast and lively






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






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






24. Loud






25. Moving the bow toward tip






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






27. A five note scale






28. The space between two bar lines






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






30. Very - very loud (fff)






31. Medium soft






32. Medium soft






33. The end






34. Detached






35. Gradually getting slower






36. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






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






39. Gradually getting softer






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






41. Very soft






42. Very loud






43. Very soft






44. Moving the bow toward frog






45. Gradually getting softer






46. # - raises the pitch by one half step






47. Plucked






48. 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






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






50. Fast and lively