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Orchestra Final Exam Dec 2021

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this clef and who reads it?

a)

Treble Clef, violins

b)

Alto clef, violas

c)

Bass clef, basses

d)

Tenor clef, cellos

2.

What is this clef and who reads it?

a)

Treble clef, violins

b)

Bass clef, cellos

c)

Alto clef, violas

d)

Tenor clef, cellos

3.

What is this clef and who reads it?

a)

Treble clef, violins

b)

Bass clef, cellos and basses

c)

Alto clef, violas

d)

Tenor clef, basses

4.

This note has a staccato marking. How should it be played?

a)

as tremolo

b)

long

c)

short

d)

plucked

5.

What do you call the line above this note that tells you to play it with full value?

a)

Tenuto

b)

Staccato

c)

Pizzicato

d)

Andante

6.

What does the plus sign over the note indicate?

a)

Staccato

b)

Right hand pizz.

c)

Legato

d)

Left hand pizz.

7.

What does the perfect circle above the note indicate?

a)

Play the note as a harmonic

b)

Left hand pizz.

c)

Play the note one octave below printed

d)

Tremolo

8.

What is true of this measure?

a)

It contains 6 beats

b)

There will be a break in the music for all before the last note is played

c)

Musicians should hold the first note in the measure

d)

You should ignore all markings and just play the notes

9.

This measure contains a crescendo: which note should be played with the most strength?

a)

The first note

b)

The second note

c)

The third note

d)

The fourth note

10.

What is the symbol under the measure and what does it tell you to do?

a)

Sfz - start loud and then suddenly get soft

b)

Crescendo - gradually get louder

c)

Decrescendo - gradually get softer

d)

Fermata - hold until the conductor cuts you off

11.

Which of these dynamics are in the correct order FROM SOFTEST to loudest?

a)

pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff

b)

ff, f, mf, mp, p, pp

c)

pp, ff, p, f, mp, mf

d)

p, mp, f, mf, pp, ff

12.

What is true of this measure?

a)

Beat one should be plucked.

b)

There are 5 beats in every measure.

c)

The tempo is very slow.

d)

Beat 4 of the first measure has a fermata and should be held until cut off.

13.

The sempre fortissimo marking in this measure tells the musician to:

a)

Always play with lots of strength

b)

Immediately get softer

c)

Play legato

d)

Play staccato

14.

In this example, the abbreviation sim. indicates the player should:

a)

Stop playing the notes accented

b)

Continue playing all notes in an accented style

c)

Switch to a legato style

d)

Switch to plucking the notes

15.

In this measure the non div. indicates the player should:

a)

Divide the part and just play one note

b)

Play just the lower notes

c)

Play both notes at the same time

d)

Go home and make a sandwich

16.

In this passage when the violins reach the div. they should:

a)

Try to play both notes as a double stop

b)

Ignore the slur

c)

Hold the note under the div. sign

d)

Divide up the notes with the outside player taking the upper notes and the inside player taking the lower notes

17.

In this measure the rit. tells the player to:

a)

Gradually speed up

b)

Gradually slow down

c)

Play an octave higher

d)

Keep playing the same tempo

18.

The accel. in this measure tells the player to:

a)

Play in a staccato style

b)

Switch to pizzicato

c)

Gradually slow down

d)

Gradually speed up

19.

The short lines that extend above and below the staff are called:

a)

Ledger lines

b)

Tenuto lines

c)

Staccato lines

d)

Accidentals

20.

Hold me, I'm a.....

a)

Fermata!

b)

Caesura!

c)

Staccato!

d)

Legato!

21.

Which answer is correct information for this measure?

a)

The slashes tell the violas to play regular half notes for 4 beats

b)

The slashes tell the violas to play tremolo notes for 4 beats

c)

The slashes tell the violas to play sixteenth notes for 4 beats

d)

The slashes tell the violas to play eighth notes for 4 beats

22.

What is true of this measure?

a)

All the notes should be played tremolo

b)

Only the 2nd and 5th notes should be played tremolo

c)

You should ignore the slashes through the stems and play regular notes

d)

All the notes should be played legato

23.

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)

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

24.

Yep, getting harder...how many F#'s are in these two measures combined? (Key of C = no sharps or flats)

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

25.

What is true of this measure?

a)

Violin 1 and Violin 2 have very different parts

b)

Violin 1 plays faster than Violin 2

c)

Violin 1 and Violin 2 are playing in unison

d)

Violin 2 should tremolo

26.

What of the following are NOT found in this cello excerpt?

a)

Accents

b)

Tenuto lines

c)

Down bows

d)

Dynamic markings

27.

Which of the following is true of this excerpt?

a)

The musician should slow down very much and get softer before the time signature change

b)

Both measures should go the same tempo

c)

The musician should slow down and get louder before the time signature change

d)

The musician should ignore everything but the notes

28.

Which answer is correct for this measure?

a)

All four notes should sound the same

b)

All four notes should be very soft

c)

The four notes should gradually get louder

d)

The last note should be played with an accent

29.

Which is true of this excerpt?

a)

The passage should slow down and get softer

b)

The passage should slow down and get louder

c)

The passage should speed up and get louder

d)

The passage should speed up and get softer

30.

Which of these answers is correct in this passage of music?

a)

Wait 4 beats before playing

b)

Wait 6 beats before playing

c)

Wait 8 beats before playing

d)

Start playing immediately