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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. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






3. Medium soft






4. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






5. A five note scale






6. Medium loud






7. 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






8. Plucked






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






10. Detached






11. Very - very loud (fff)






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






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






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






15. Very very soft






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






17. The space between two bar lines






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






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






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






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






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. Very soft






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






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






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






27. The end






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






29. Loud






30. Gradually get softer






31. With the bow






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






33. # - raises the pitch by one half step






34. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






35. Moderately slow






36. Gradually getting softer






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






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






39. Medium loud






40. Plucked






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






42. Moving the bow toward tip






43. Gradually get softer






44. Two half steps






45. Gradually getting louder






46. The space between two bar lines






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






48. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






49. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






50. Soft