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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. Very soft






2. 4/4 meter - denoted C






3. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






5. Fast and lively






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






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






8. Moving the bow toward tip






9. # - raises the pitch by one half step






10. Medium soft






11. Rate of speed or pace of music






12. Detached






13. Medium loud






14. Loud






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






16. Very - very loud (fff)






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






18. Very soft






19. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






21. Gradually get softer






22. Medium loud






23. Rate of speed or pace of music






24. The space between two bar lines






25. 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






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






27. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






29. With the bow






30. Plucked






31. Fast and lively






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






33. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






35. Moving the bow toward frog






36. 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






37. 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






38. Return to the beginning - play to the end






39. Loud






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






41. Gradually getting slower






42. Very - very loud (fff)






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






44. Detached






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






46. Two half steps






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






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






49. 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






50. The space between two bar lines