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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. Very soft






2. Gradually getting softer






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






4. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






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






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






7. Very very soft






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






9. 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






10. With the bow






11. Very loud






12. Gradually getting softer






13. # - raises the pitch by one half step






14. Very - very loud (fff)






15. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






16. Gradually get softer






17. Moving the bow toward frog






18. Two half steps






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






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






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






23. Medium loud






24. Detached






25. Very - very loud (fff)






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






27. Medium soft






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






29. Gradually getting louder






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






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






32. Plucked






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






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






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






36. Gradually get softer






37. Return to the beginning - play to the end






38. The space between two bar lines






39. 4/4 meter - denoted C






40. Two half steps






41. Fast and lively






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






43. # - raises the pitch by one half step






44. Medium soft






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






46. Very soft






47. Soft






48. The space between two bar lines






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






50. With the bow