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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 very soft






2. Gradually getting softer






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






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






5. Return to the beginning - play to the end






6. Very loud






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






8. Medium soft






9. Gradually getting slower






10. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






11. Very soft






12. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






14. 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






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






16. Fast and lively






17. Medium loud






18. Very - very loud (fff)






19. A five note scale






20. Rate of speed or pace of music






21. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






22. 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.






23. Gradually getting softer






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






25. Gradually getting slower






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






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






28. Moderately slow






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






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






31. Soft






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






33. Soft






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






35. Smooth - connected






36. Gradually getting louder






37. Moving the bow toward frog






38. Fast and lively






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






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






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






42. The space between two bar lines






43. Rate of speed or pace of music






44. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






46. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






47. Plucked






48. Moderately slow






49. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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