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WorksheetsOrchestra Final Exam Dec 2021
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
What is this clef and who reads it?
Treble Clef, violins
Alto clef, violas
Bass clef, basses
Tenor clef, cellos
What is this clef and who reads it?
Treble clef, violins
Bass clef, cellos
Alto clef, violas
Tenor clef, cellos
What is this clef and who reads it?
Treble clef, violins
Bass clef, cellos and basses
Alto clef, violas
Tenor clef, basses
This note has a staccato marking. How should it be played?
as tremolo
long
short
plucked
What do you call the line above this note that tells you to play it with full value?
Tenuto
Staccato
Pizzicato
Andante
What does the plus sign over the note indicate?
Staccato
Right hand pizz.
Legato
Left hand pizz.
What does the perfect circle above the note indicate?
Play the note as a harmonic
Left hand pizz.
Play the note one octave below printed
Tremolo
What is true of this measure?
It contains 6 beats
There will be a break in the music for all before the last note is played
Musicians should hold the first note in the measure
You should ignore all markings and just play the notes
This measure contains a crescendo: which note should be played with the most strength?
The first note
The second note
The third note
The fourth note
What is the symbol under the measure and what does it tell you to do?
Sfz - start loud and then suddenly get soft
Crescendo - gradually get louder
Decrescendo - gradually get softer
Fermata - hold until the conductor cuts you off
Which of these dynamics are in the correct order FROM SOFTEST to loudest?
pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff
ff, f, mf, mp, p, pp
pp, ff, p, f, mp, mf
p, mp, f, mf, pp, ff
What is true of this measure?
Beat one should be plucked.
There are 5 beats in every measure.
The tempo is very slow.
Beat 4 of the first measure has a fermata and should be held until cut off.
The sempre fortissimo marking in this measure tells the musician to:
Always play with lots of strength
Immediately get softer
Play legato
Play staccato
In this example, the abbreviation sim. indicates the player should:
Stop playing the notes accented
Continue playing all notes in an accented style
Switch to a legato style
Switch to plucking the notes
In this measure the non div. indicates the player should:
Divide the part and just play one note
Play just the lower notes
Play both notes at the same time
Go home and make a sandwich
In this passage when the violins reach the div. they should:
Try to play both notes as a double stop
Ignore the slur
Hold the note under the div. sign
Divide up the notes with the outside player taking the upper notes and the inside player taking the lower notes
In this measure the rit. tells the player to:
Gradually speed up
Gradually slow down
Play an octave higher
Keep playing the same tempo
The accel. in this measure tells the player to:
Play in a staccato style
Switch to pizzicato
Gradually slow down
Gradually speed up
The short lines that extend above and below the staff are called:
Ledger lines
Tenuto lines
Staccato lines
Accidentals
Hold me, I'm a.....
Fermata!
Caesura!
Staccato!
Legato!
Which answer is correct information for this measure?
The slashes tell the violas to play regular half notes for 4 beats
The slashes tell the violas to play tremolo notes for 4 beats
The slashes tell the violas to play sixteenth notes for 4 beats
The slashes tell the violas to play eighth notes for 4 beats
What is true of this measure?
All the notes should be played tremolo
Only the 2nd and 5th notes should be played tremolo
You should ignore the slashes through the stems and play regular notes
All the notes should be played legato
In music we say "an accidental carries throughout the measure." Remembering that bit of knowledge, how many F#'s are in this measure? (Key of C)
1
2
3
4
Yep, getting harder...how many F#'s are in these two measures combined? (Key of C = no sharps or flats)
3
4
5
6
What is true of this measure?
Violin 1 and Violin 2 have very different parts
Violin 1 plays faster than Violin 2
Violin 1 and Violin 2 are playing in unison
Violin 2 should tremolo
What of the following are NOT found in this cello excerpt?
Accents
Tenuto lines
Down bows
Dynamic markings
Which of the following is true of this excerpt?
The musician should slow down very much and get softer before the time signature change
Both measures should go the same tempo
The musician should slow down and get louder before the time signature change
The musician should ignore everything but the notes
Which answer is correct for this measure?
All four notes should sound the same
All four notes should be very soft
The four notes should gradually get louder
The last note should be played with an accent
Which is true of this excerpt?
The passage should slow down and get softer
The passage should slow down and get louder
The passage should speed up and get louder
The passage should speed up and get softer
Which of these answers is correct in this passage of music?
Wait 4 beats before playing
Wait 6 beats before playing
Wait 8 beats before playing
Start playing immediately
