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






2. Medium soft






3. Detached






4. With the bow






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






6. Very - very loud (fff)






7. Gradually getting softer






8. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






10. Smooth - connected






11. 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.






12. Moving the bow toward frog






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






14. Moderately slow






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






16. Two half steps






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






18. Gradually getting louder






19. Very soft






20. 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






21. Very loud






22. Plucked






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






24. Loud






25. Gradually get softer






26. With the bow






27. Rate of speed or pace of music






28. Return to the beginning - play to the end






29. Detached






30. The space between two bar lines






31. 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






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






33. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






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






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






37. Gradually getting slower






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






39. 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






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






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






42. The space between two bar lines






43. Very soft






44. Plucked






45. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






46. 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.






47. # - raises the pitch by one half step






48. Very - very loud (fff)






49. Gradually getting slower






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