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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. Detached






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






3. 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






4. 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






5. Very - very loud (fff)






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






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






8. Very very soft






9. Very soft






10. Gradually getting slower






11. Smooth - connected






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






13. Gradually get softer






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






15. Moderately slow






16. With the bow






17. Loud






18. Gradually get softer






19. The end






20. Medium soft






21. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






22. Loud






23. Moving the bow toward tip






24. Moving the bow toward tip






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






26. Detached






27. Fast and lively






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






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






30. Moving the bow toward frog






31. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






32. Gradually getting louder






33. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






34. Gradually getting slower






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






36. The end






37. Soft






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






39. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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. A five note scale






42. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






44. 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






45. The space between two bar lines






46. With the bow






47. # - raises the pitch by one half step






48. Very loud






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






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