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Orchestra Terms

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the musical term for plucking your strings?

a)

Arco

b)

Pizzicato

c)

Forte

d)

Lift

2.

What is the musical term for using your bow?

a)

Arco

b)

Pizzicato

c)

Forte

d)

Lift

3.

What is this called?

a)

Repeats

b)

First and Second Repeats

c)

First and Second Endings

d)

Double Bar line

4.

What is this sign called?

a)

Natural

b)

Hashtag

c)

Flat

d)

Sharp

5.

What is this sign mean?

a)

Arco

b)

Pizzicato

c)

Up Bow

d)

Down Bow

6.

What does this sign mean?

a)

Pizzicato

b)

Arco

c)

Bow Lift

d)

Bow Circle

7.

Which symbol means "Medium Loud"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Bow lift

b)

Down bow

c)

Up bow

d)

Pizzicato

9.

What do you do when you see this symbol?

a)

Repeat the musical passage

b)

End the piece

c)

Bow lift

d)

Play faster

10.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Soft

b)

Very Soft

c)

Medium Soft

d)

Medium Loud

11.

What volume is forte?

a)

Very loud

b)

Loud

c)

Soft

d)

Very Soft

12.

What instrument reads music using this clef

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Cello

d)

Bass

13.

What instrument reads music using this clef

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Cello

d)

Bass

14.

What instrument reads music using this clef

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Cello and Bass

15.

Indicates the end of a piece

a)

measure

b)

ledger lines

c)

double bar line

d)

bar line

16.

Which dynamic marking means to play medium soft:

a)

f

b)

mf

c)

mp

d)

p

17.

What is the main ingredient in rosin?

a)

Peppermint

b)

Tree Sap

c)

Sand

d)

Sugar

18.

It is important to loosen your bow before putting it away

a)

True

b)

False

19.

First finger on the D string is which note?

a)

A

b)

D

c)

H

d)

E

20.

What is the name of the person in charge of the Orchestra?

a)

Composer

b)

Conductor

c)

Copywriter

21.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

two beats of silence

b)

one beat of silence

c)

half beat of sound

d)

one beat of sound

22.

How many beats of sound does a half note get?

a)

1/2

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

e)

4

23.

What is the name of this symbol AND how many beats of silence does it get?

a)

Whole rest - 4 beats

b)

Whole rest - 2 beats

c)

Half rest - 4 beats

d)

Half rest - 2 beats

24.

What is the name for the 5 lines & 4 spaces where music is written?

a)

bar line

b)

staff

c)

lines

d)

paper