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WorksheetsRMS ORCHESTRA
Total questions: 92
Worksheet time: 49mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A "down" bow marking tells you to place the bow at the
a)
Tip
b)
Middle
c)
Lower half
d)
Frog
2.
What is your orchestra teacher's name?
a)
Ms Saddler
b)
Mr. Rick
c)
Mrs. Sadeler
d)
Mrs. Sadler
3.
Forte means:
a)
Loud
b)
Soft
c)
very loud
d)
medium
4.
Allegro
a)
Slow
b)
Quick and Lively
c)
Moderately Slow
d)
Very Fast
5.
A Tie is:
a)
Hold
b)
a curved line that connects notes of the different pitches
c)
A curved line that connects notes of the same pitch
d)
End
6.
Mezzo Forte means to play:
a)
Medium fast
b)
medium loud
c)
medium soft
d)
slow
7.
Key signature tells you
a)
Sharps, flats or naturals that appear after the clef sign
b)
Tells how many beats are in each measure
c)
How fast to play the music
8.
What is aAccent
a)
a table
b)
sharps, flats, or naturals that alter the key signature
c)
How you attack a note
d)
short
9.
Fortissimo means:
a)
very soft
b)
very loud
c)
medium soft
d)
medium loud
10.
What does DC mean?
a)
Go back to the beginning
b)
Go back to the sign
c)
Repeat
d)
attack note with emphasis
11.
Piano
a)
loud
b)
a string instrument
c)
soft
d)
a woodwind instrument
12.
DS
a)
Go back to the beginning
b)
Go back to the sign
c)
End
d)
Repeat
13.
Coda
a)
Alternate ending
b)
hold
c)
slow
d)
increase in speed
14.
Largo
a)
Moderately slow
b)
slow
c)
fast
d)
very fast
15.
Pick Up notes
a)
trills
b)
grace notes
c)
Notes that come before the first full measure
d)
notes that are dropped from a repeat
16.
Sharp
a)
Raise the note by 1 whole step
b)
Raise the note by 1/2 step
c)
Lowers the note by 1/2 step
d)
Raises the note by 1 whole step
17.
Natural
a)
Cancels sharps or flats
b)
Major scale
c)
Raises note by 1/2 step
d)
Lowers note by 1/2 step
18.
Fermata
a)
hold note or rest longer than usual
b)
tie
c)
slur
d)
cancels an accidental
19.
Ritardando(Ritard or Rit.)
a)
Gradually play softer
b)
Gradually play louder
c)
Gradually play slower
d)
Gradually play faster
20.
Crescendo
a)
Gradually play louder
b)
Gradually play softer
21.
Decrescendo
a)
Gradually play louder
b)
Gradually play softer
22.
Slur
a)
Curved line that connects notes of the same pitch
b)
Curved line that connects notes of different pitches
23.
Accidental
a)
Sharps, flats or naturals that alter the key signature
b)
Place sudden emphasis on a note
c)
Soft
d)
Loud
24.
What type of note is this??
a)
Eighth note
b)
Quarter note
c)
Whole note
d)
Half note
25.
What does this symbol mean?
a)
Up bow
b)
Time signature
c)
Bow lift
d)
Key signature
26.
How many beats does this rhythm equal?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
27.
What are these five musical lines called?
a)
the staff
b)
time signature
c)
key signature
d)
road tracks
28.
What is the first thing you should do before putting your instrument away?
a)
Put your instrument in the case
b)
Remove shoulder rest
c)
Loosen your bow
d)
Lock your case
29.
What does this symbol mean?
a)
Up bow
b)
Bow lift
c)
Down bow
d)
Play soft
30.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Time Signature
b)
Key Signature
c)
Double bar
d)
Clefs
31.
How many beats does a quarter note get?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
32.
How many beats does a whole note get???
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
33.
How many beats does a half note get?
a)
10
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
34.
What is this called???
a)
Time signature
b)
Key signature
c)
Clef
d)
Double Bar
35.
What is this symbol called?
a)
Natural
b)
Sharp
c)
Hashtag
d)
Flat
36.
What are these called?
a)
Eighth notes
b)
Half note
c)
Quarter note
d)
Whole note
37.
What does the word piano mean?
a)
Loud
b)
Soft
c)
Gradually get louder
d)
Extremely soft
38.
What type of note is this?
a)
Half note
b)
Whole note
c)
Quarter note
d)
Sixteenth note
39.
What is this music symbol called?
a)
Flat
b)
Natural
c)
Sharp
d)
Hashtag
40.
What is this called?
a)
Sharp
b)
A repeat sign
c)
Dotted half note
d)
Double bar
41.
Name this instrument of the string family.
a)
Viola
b)
Cello
c)
Double bass
d)
Clarinet
42.
Name this instrument of the string family.
a)
Violin
b)
Bassoon
c)
Trumpet
d)
Timpani
43.
Name this instrument of the string family.
a)
Violin
b)
Harp
c)
Trumpet
d)
Xylophone
44.
Name this instrument of the string family.
a)
Double bass
b)
Cello
c)
Bass drum
d)
Tuba
45.
Name this instrument of the string family.
a)
Double bass
b)
Viola
c)
Trumpet
d)
Clarinet
46.
Name the clef sign
a)
treble
b)
alto
c)
bass
47.
Name the clef sign.
a)
treble
b)
alto
c)
bass
48.
What symbol does the dot above the note signify?
a)
repeat
b)
staccato
c)
andante
49.
Crescendo means to
a)
gradually get softer
b)
gradually slow down
c)
gradually get louder
50.
Decrescendo means to
a)
gradually get softer
b)
gradually slow down
c)
gradually get louder
51.
The key signature is where the _____________ are located.
a)
notes and rests
b)
beats
c)
sharps and flats
52.
The time signature tells you
a)
how many beats are in each measure
b)
how many notes are in each measure
c)
how many times to play the song
53.
Legato means to play
a)
detached
b)
smooth and connected
c)
short and accented
54.
Define this symbol
a)
tie
b)
hooked bow
c)
slur
55.
Define this symbol
a)
tie
b)
slur
c)
hooked bow
56.
How many beats are in a 4/4 measure?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
57.
What kind of bowing is indicated in this musical example?
a)
Slur
b)
Tie
c)
Hooked
d)
Detache
58.
What is the term that means to gradually get louder?
a)
Crescendo
b)
Decrescendo
c)
allegro
d)
accelerando
59.
What is the term that means to gradually get softer?
a)
Crescendo
b)
Decrescendo or diminuendo
c)
piano
d)
ritardando
60.
a)
E
b)
F
c)
G
d)
A
61.
a)
G
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
62.
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
63.
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
64.
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
65.
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
66.
a)
E
b)
F
c)
G
d)
A
67.
a)
G
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
68.
a)
G
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
69.
a)
G
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
70.
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
71.
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
72.
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
73.
a)
E
b)
F
c)
G
d)
A
74.
a)
E
b)
F
c)
G
d)
A
75.
a)
E
b)
F
c)
G
d)
A
76.
a)
F
b)
G
c)
A
d)
B
77.
a)
F
b)
G
c)
A
d)
B
78.
a)
F
b)
G
c)
A
d)
B
79.
a)
F
b)
G
c)
A
d)
B
80.
Cellos use the _______ Clef.
a)
Bass
b)
Treble
c)
Alto
d)
Tenor
81.
Violas use the ______ Clef.
a)
Bass
b)
Alto
c)
Tenor
d)
Treble
82.
Violins use the __________ Clef.
a)
Alto
b)
Treble
c)
Bass
d)
Tenor
83.
What comes after G?
a)
H
b)
F
c)
A
d)
B
84.
The Music Alphabet is:
a)
A B C D E F
b)
A C E G
c)
F A C E
d)
A B C D E F G
85.
a)
Alto Clef
b)
Bass Clef
c)
Treble Clef
d)
Tenor Clef
86.
a)
Bass Clef
b)
Alto Clef
c)
Cello Clef
d)
Treble Clef
87.
a)
Treble Clef
b)
Bass Clef
c)
Viola Clef
d)
Alto Clef
88.
How many lines are there on the staff?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
6
d)
5
89.
Orchestra teaches you:
a)
How to play a musical instrument
b)
Responsibility
c)
Commitment
d)
All of the above
90.
What does this symbol mean? V
a)
Down bow
b)
Accent
c)
Up Bow
d)
Arco
91.
What does Arco mean?
a)
Pluck the strings
b)
Slur the notes
c)
Hook the notes
d)
Play with the bow
92.
What term is used when plucking the string?
a)
Pluck
b)
Strum
c)
Pizzicato
d)
Staccato
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