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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. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






3. Very soft






4. # - raises the pitch by one half step






5. Plucked






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. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






8. Very soft






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






10. Gradually get softer






11. The end






12. With the bow






13. Rate of speed or pace of music






14. With the bow






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






16. Medium loud






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






22. Gradually get softer






23. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






24. Two half steps






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. Notes that are altered with sharps - flats and naturals






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






28. 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






29. Very loud






30. 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






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






32. Loud






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






34. Gradually getting louder






35. Loud






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






37. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






39. Very - very loud (fff)






40. Moderately slow






41. Medium loud






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






43. Very - very loud (fff)






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






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






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






47. Smooth - connected






48. Moving the bow toward tip






49. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






50. Very loud