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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. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






2. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






4. Fast and lively






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






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






7. Very very soft






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






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






10. 4/4 meter - denoted C






11. The end






12. Fast and lively






13. Two half steps






14. 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






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






16. Very soft






17. Very very soft






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






19. Two half steps






20. Medium loud






21. Soft






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






23. With the bow






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






25. Moving the bow toward frog






26. 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






27. Soft






28. Detached






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






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






31. Loud






32. Return to the beginning - play to the end






33. Gradually get softer






34. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






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






36. Detached






37. Gradually getting softer






38. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






39. 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






40. Smooth - connected






41. Loud






42. 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.






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






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






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






48. Moderately slow






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






50. 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.