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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. Moderately slow






2. Detached






3. Loud






4. Medium soft






5. Very - very loud (fff)






6. 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.






7. Very loud






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






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






10. The end






11. Gradually getting slower






12. Moderately slow






13. Gradually getting louder






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. The space between two bar lines






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






26. Detached






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






28. Gradually get softer






29. Gradually getting slower






30. Moving the bow toward tip






31. # - raises the pitch by one half step






32. 4/4 meter - denoted C






33. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






35. The end






36. Gradually getting softer






37. Two half steps






38. With the bow






39. Rate of speed or pace of music






40. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






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






43. Very very soft






44. Very loud






45. # - raises the pitch by one half step






46. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






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






49. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






50. Soft