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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. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






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






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






5. Moving the bow toward frog






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. Moving the bow toward tip






8. Gradually getting softer






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






10. # - raises the pitch by one half step






11. Medium soft






12. Medium loud






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






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






15. Plucked






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






17. Gradually getting softer






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






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






20. Loud






21. Very soft






22. 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






23. Moving the bow toward frog






24. The end






25. Fast and lively






26. Very loud






27. Two half steps






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






29. 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.






30. Two half steps






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






32. Smooth - connected






33. Gradually get softer






34. The space between two bar lines






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






36. Very very soft






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






38. Rate of speed or pace of music






39. With the bow






40. Moving the bow toward tip






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






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






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






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






45. Very - very loud (fff)






46. Detached






47. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






49. The end






50. With the bow