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






2. Loud






3. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






4. Rate of speed or pace of music






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






6. 4/4 meter - denoted C






7. 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.






8. Plucked






9. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






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






12. Two half steps






13. Very loud






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. Soft






16. Moving the bow toward tip






17. 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






18. Very - very loud (fff)






19. Detached






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






21. Fast and lively






22. Gradually get softer






23. Smooth - connected






24. Gradually get softer






25. Moderately slow






26. With the bow






27. 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






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






29. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






30. Gradually getting softer






31. 4/4 meter - denoted C






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






33. Gradually getting slower






34. Very very soft






35. A five note scale






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






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






38. # - raises the pitch by one half step






39. Moving the bow toward frog






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






41. Very - very loud (fff)






42. Medium soft






43. Very soft






44. With the bow






45. Soft






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






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






48. 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






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






50. A five note scale