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






2. Moving the bow toward tip






3. Moderately slow






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






5. With the bow






6. Very soft






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






8. Moderately slow






9. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






11. Very - very loud (fff)






12. Soft






13. 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






14. Gradually get softer






15. Very - very loud (fff)






16. # - raises the pitch by one half step






17. # - raises the pitch by one half step






18. Gradually getting softer






19. Moving the bow toward frog






20. 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.






21. Plucked






22. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






23. Return to the beginning - play to the end






24. 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






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






26. Smooth - connected






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






28. Very soft






29. 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






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






31. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






33. Fast and lively






34. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






36. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






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






39. A five note scale






40. Soft






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






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






43. Very very soft






44. Two half steps






45. Detached






46. Rate of speed or pace of music






47. Loud






48. Loud






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






50. Gradually getting louder