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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. Gradually getting slower






2. Loud






3. Gradually getting louder






4. Moving the bow toward frog






5. 4/4 meter - denoted C






6. Rate of speed or pace of music






7. 4/4 meter - denoted C






8. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






9. With the bow






10. Detached






11. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






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






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. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






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






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






19. Very soft






20. With the bow






21. Very - very loud (fff)






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






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






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






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






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






27. Very loud






28. 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






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






30. 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






31. # - raises the pitch by one half step






32. Loud






33. Medium soft






34. Gradually get softer






35. The end






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






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






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






39. A five note scale






40. A five note scale






41. Fast and lively






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






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






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






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






46. Very very soft






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






48. Soft






49. Gradually getting softer






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