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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. Moderately slow






2. 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






3. The space between two bar lines






4. 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






5. Medium soft






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






7. Return to the beginning - play to the end






8. Moderately slow






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






10. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






12. Detached






13. Medium soft






14. Plucked






15. Very loud






16. Loud






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






18. With the bow






19. Two half steps






20. 4/4 meter - denoted C






21. Rate of speed or pace of music






22. 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






23. 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






24. Moving the bow toward frog






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






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






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






28. The end






29. Smooth - connected






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






31. Very loud






32. 4/4 meter - denoted C






33. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






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






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






37. Very soft






38. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






40. Medium loud






41. Medium loud






42. Loud






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






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






45. Rate of speed or pace of music






46. Very very soft






47. 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.






48. Moving the bow toward frog






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






50. Very very soft