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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. Moving the bow toward frog






2. The space between two bar lines






3. Fast and lively






4. Medium soft






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






6. 4/4 meter - denoted C






7. The space between two bar lines






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. Moving the bow toward tip






12. Two half steps






13. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






14. Gradually getting softer






15. Gradually get softer






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






17. Plucked






18. Smooth - connected






19. Soft






20. # - raises the pitch by one half step






21. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






23. Moving the bow toward tip






24. 4/4 meter - denoted C






25. Very very soft






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






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






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






29. Very soft






30. Two half steps






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






32. Very - very loud (fff)






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






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






35. 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.






36. Medium loud






37. Moving the bow toward frog






38. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






40. 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






41. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






43. Very very soft






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order