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7th Grade Orchestra Fall Vocab

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term means a series of notes that make up the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 8th notes of a scale?

a)

scale

b)

arpeggio

c)

whole step

d)

round

2.

An interval is...

a)

The distance between two notes.

b)

How well each note is played in tune.

c)

A moderately slow tempo.

d)

A fast, quick tempo.

3.

Intonation is...

a)

The distance between two notes.

b)

How well each note is played in tune.

c)

A moderately slow tempo.

d)

A fast, quick tempo.

4.

Allegro means...

a)

The distance between two notes.

b)

How well each note is played in tune.

c)

A moderately slow tempo.

d)

A fast, quick tempo.

5.

How many sharps are in the key of D Major?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

6.

How many sharps are in the key of G Major?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

7.

What type of bowing is shown in the picture?

a)

Bow lift

b)

Legato

c)

Hooked Bow

d)

Smiley Bow

8.

What is Pizzicato?

a)

Plucking the strings

b)

Short bows

c)

Bouncing bows

d)

A spicy Italian meatball

9.
The top number in the time signature (4/4) tells:
a)
how many measures per line
b)
how many beats per measure
c)
the type of note that keeps the steady beat
d)
number of notes per measure
10.
How many beats does this rhythm equal?
 
 
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
11.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Time Signature
b)
Key Signature
c)
Double bar
d)
Clefs
12.

Which symbol means down bow?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

What is a double stop?

a)

A half rest followed by a quarter rest

b)

Looking at your stand partner when he or she makes a mistake

c)

Playing two notes together at one time

d)

Plucking the strings

14.

What is the line connecting 2 notes of the same pitch called?

a)

Slur

b)

Phrase Marking

c)

Tie

d)

Smiley Face

15.

Name this type of articulation

a)

Staccato

b)

Dotted Quarter Note

c)

Tenuto

d)

Accent

16.

Which of these rests lasts half a beat in 4/4 time?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
17.

How many sharps are in the key signature for C Major?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

0

d)

8

18.

How many beats of sound does this type of note get?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

short 1

d)

1.5 or 1 1/2

19.
What is the name of this rhythmic unit?
a)
dotted quarter note
b)
half note
c)
dotted whole note
d)
dotted half note
20.

How many beats do you hold this note for?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

21.

Which one is loudest?

a)

Forte

b)

Piano

c)

Fortissimo

d)

Pianissimo

22.
What is this Articulation
a)
Staccato
b)
Tenuto
c)
Slur
d)
Accent
23.

How many beats are in each measure?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

24.

What note value receives the beat?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

What time signature should be used here?

a)
b)
c)
26.

Which of the following is NOT a TEMPO marking?

a)

Allegro

b)

Moderato

c)

Andante

d)

mezzo forte

27.

What does the term "dynamics" refer to in music?

a)

How loud or soft

b)

How fast or slow

c)

What notes you should play

28.

Which one of the following is NOT a DYNAMIC marking?

a)

Moderato

b)

f

c)

p

d)

mf

29.

If the KEY SIGNATURE is G Major, and has 1#, what note should be played as a sharp?

a)

C#

b)

F#

c)

G

d)

None

30.

A pick-up note(s) is

a)

something that you drive.

b)

one or more notes coming before the first full measure of music.

c)

any note in the measure.

31.

Which is the correct symbol for a fermata?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

Which of the following is the definition of a fermata?

a)

To play the note/rest longer than its original value.

b)

To play the note short.

c)

To play the note two times.

33.

Legato means to play

a)

short and crisp

b)

attack the beginning of each note

c)

smooth and connected

d)

play with bounced bow stroke

34.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Decrescendo

b)

Crescendo

c)

Greater than sign.

d)

Accent

35.

What are you supposed to do if you see a crescendo?

a)

Gradually get louder.

b)

Hit the note

c)

Gradually get softer

d)

Suddenly get loud.

36.

What is a half step?

a)

The smallest distance between two notes

b)

an interval made of two whole steps

c)

a musical idea

d)

a series of eight notes

37.

Which of the following is an example of a half step?

a)

C to D

b)

F# to G

c)

B flat to C

d)

G# to A#