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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. The space between two bar lines






2. Fast and lively






3. Very soft






4. Very soft






5. Smooth - connected






6. 4/4 meter - denoted C






7. Soft






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






9. Medium loud






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






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






12. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






13. Gradually getting slower






14. Medium soft






15. Soft






16. Moderately slow






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






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






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






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






21. Moderately slow






22. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






24. Medium loud






25. 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






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






27. Medium soft






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






29. 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






30. Very loud






31. Gradually getting louder






32. Moving the bow toward frog






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






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






35. Gradually get softer






36. With the bow






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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






41. Detached






42. Very - very loud (fff)






43. Detached






44. Gradually getting louder






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






46. Very very soft






47. Rate of speed or pace of music






48. The end






49. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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