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






2. Very - very loud (fff)






3. Very very soft






4. Fast and lively






5. Moving the bow toward tip






6. Gradually getting softer






7. 4/4 meter - denoted C






8. The end






9. The space between two bar lines






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






11. The end






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






13. Gradually getting slower






14. Moving the bow toward frog






15. Detached






16. Medium soft






17. Gradually getting louder






18. Very soft






19. The space between two bar lines






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






21. 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






22. Gradually getting slower






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






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






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






26. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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.






31. Return to the beginning - play to the end






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






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






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






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






36. A five note scale






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






38. Moving the bow toward frog






39. Loud






40. Soft






41. # - raises the pitch by one half step






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






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






44. Moving the bow toward tip






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






46. Smooth - connected






47. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






48. Two half steps






49. 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






50. Fast and lively