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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 end






2. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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.






9. Detached






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






11. Very loud






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






13. Very - very loud (fff)






14. Fast and lively






15. Gradually getting louder






16. Fast and lively






17. Loud






18. Very soft






19. Medium loud






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






21. 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






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






23. Detached






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






25. # - raises the pitch by one half step






26. The end






27. Gradually getting slower






28. Gradually getting louder






29. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






30. Moderately slow






31. Soft






32. Moving the bow toward tip






33. Soft






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






35. Rate of speed or pace of music






36. Plucked






37. 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






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






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






40. Very - very loud (fff)






41. Medium soft






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






43. Gradually getting slower






44. Very very soft






45. With the bow






46. Moving the bow toward tip






47. Plucked






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






49. Gradually get softer






50. Moderately slow