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Orch vocab

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is articulation?

a)

How well the note is in tune

b)

How long/short the note is played

c)

What kind of bowing is used

d)

Where the repeats are

2.

What are three articulations?

a)

Staccato, legato, accent

b)

up bow, down bow, hooked bow

c)

flat, sharp, natural

d)

repeat, d.c., d.s.

3.

Where is the time signature?

a)

at home

b)

at the beginning

c)

at the end

d)

in the middle

4.

What does the top number of the key signature tell us?

a)

How many beats in a measure

b)

What kind of note is 1 beat

c)

What notes are sharps/flat

d)

How many times to play the song

5.

What does the bottom number of the time signature tell us?

a)

How many beats in a measure

b)

What kind of note is 1 beat

c)

What notes are sharps/flat

d)

How many times to play the song

6.

What is a key signature?

a)

two numbers at the beginning

b)

the repeat signs

c)

the speed of the music

d)

The sharps/flats at the beginning of the line

7.

What does a sharp do to a note?

a)

raises it

b)

Lowers it

c)

cancels a flat

d)

repeats the note

8.

What does a flat do to a note?

a)

raises it

b)

Lowers it

c)

cancels a flat

d)

repeats the note

9.

What does a natural do to a note?

a)

raises it

b)

Lowers it

c)

cancels a flat

d)

repeats the note

10.

Which are the dynamics from softest to loudest?

a)

p,mp,mf,f,pp,ff

b)

pp,p,mp.mf,ff,f

c)

ff,f,mf,mp,p,pp

d)

pp,p,mp,mf,f,ff

11.

What are the latin words for the dynamics in order?

a)

piano,forte, fortissimo

b)

pianissimo, piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, forte, fortissimo

c)

pianissimo, piano, mezzo piano, forte, fortissimo

d)

piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, forte

12.

What are the english meanings for the dynamics?

a)

soft, loud

b)

very loud, very soft, kind soft

c)

lots of loud, some soft

d)

very soft, soft, med. soft, med loud, loud, very loud

13.

Where do you go when you have a D.C.

a)

beginning

b)

home

c)

the end

d)

the coda

14.

Where do you go when you have a D.S.

a)

beginning

b)

the sign

c)

the end

d)

the coda

15.

Which symbol means gradually get louder?

a)

b)

c)

d)

16.

Which symbol means gradually get softer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

What word(s) means to gradually get softer?

a)

fermata

b)

decrescendo, diminuendo

c)

crescendo

d)

accent

18.

What word(s) means to speed up?

a)

ritardando, rallentando

b)

accelerando

c)

pianimissimo

d)

forte

19.

What word(s) means to slow down?

a)

ritardando, rallentando

b)

accelerando

c)

pianimissimo

d)

forte

20.

What does solo mean?

a)

one section

b)

everyone

c)

three people

d)

one person

21.

What does soli mean?

a)

one section

b)

everyone

c)

three people

d)

one person

22.

What does tutti mean?

a)

one section

b)

everyone

c)

three people

d)

one person

23.

What is the difference between a tie and a slur?

a)

tie - one pitch, slur - two pitches

b)

tie- you wear on your neck, slur - words

c)

tie- different kind of notes, slur - same kind of notes

d)

tie - band, slur -orchestra

24.

What is tempo?

a)

the speed of music

b)

the volume of music

c)

repeat

d)

kind of notes

25.

What is a phrase?

a)

a musical sentence

b)

a time that teenagers have

c)

words that are said

d)

the speed of music

26.

What is balance?

a)

when you don't fall off

b)

when the group sounds like one sound

c)

when we all bow the same

d)

when the band and orchestra play together

27.

What is blend?

a)

when the section sounds like one

b)

when we can hear only one person

c)

when it is mixed well

d)

When you use a blender

28.

Which is an example of enharmonic tones?

a)

F=E

b)

A#=Bb

c)

f=loud

d)

C=D

29.

What is another name for alla breve?

a)

common time

b)

cut time

c)

compound time

d)

simple meter

30.

What is the time signature for alla breve?

a)

4/4

b)

2/2

c)

6/8

d)

3/4

31.

What is unison?

a)

when everyone plays different notes

b)

when one player plays

c)

everyone plays the same notes

d)

when one player plays fast

32.

What is divisi?

a)

the section has divided notes

b)

when you play really fast

c)

everyone plays the same notes

d)

when there is a lot of people