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EMS 6th Grade Orchestra

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For a down bow, which part of the bow do you start at?

a)

tip

b)

hair

c)

frog

d)

wood

2.
What is the term that means to gradually get softer?
a)
Crescendo
b)
Decrescendo or diminuendo
c)
piano
d)
ritardando
3.
What is the term that means to gradually get faster? 
a)
ritardando
b)
rallantando
c)
accelerando
d)
crescendo
4.
What does the lift sign tell us to do? Check the BEST answer.
a)
lift the bow from tip to frog
b)
lift the bow to the correct placement for the next bowing
c)
lift the bow from frog to tip
d)
break/ pause until the conductor says to play
5.

For an up bow, which part of the bow do you start at?

a)

frog

b)

hair

c)

wood

d)

tip

6.
What is the term that means to gradually get louder?
a)
Crescendo
b)
Decrescendo
c)
allegro
d)
accelerando
7.

How much of the bow do you use for this note?

a)

3/4 of the bow

b)

a teeny, weeny bit

c)

The whole bow

d)

Half of the bow

8.

Name this note

a)

A

b)

D

c)

G

d)

B

9.

What is this curved line called?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

c)

Smiley Face

10.

Name this note

a)

F

b)

D

c)

C

d)

G

11.

What is this?

a)

Down bow

b)

Up bow

c)

Bow lift

12.

What is this symbol?

a)

Up Bow

b)

Slurred Bow

c)

Down Bow

d)

Staccato Bow

13.

What volume is forte?

a)

Very loud

b)

Loud

c)

Soft

d)

Very Soft

14.

When you play an upbow, you are...

a)

Pulling your bow away from your instrument

b)

Pushing your bow into your instrument

c)

Not using your bow at all

15.

What is this curved line called?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

c)

Smiley Face

16.

When you play a downbow, you are...

a)

Pulling your bow away from your instrument

b)

Pushing your bow into your instrument

c)

Not using your bow at all

17.

What does the key signature tell you?

a)

How many beats are in the measure

b)

How many sharps and flats are in the piece

c)

Who wrote the piece

d)

What time school is over

18.

What is this called?

a)

Time signature

b)

Key signature

c)

How many people should play the viola

d)

A fraction

19.

What instrument reads music using this clef

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Cello

d)

Bass

20.

What instrument reads music using this clef

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Cello

d)

Bass

21.

What instrument reads music using this clef

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Cello

d)

Bass

22.

It is important to loosen your bow before putting it away

a)

True

b)

False

23.

This spells...

a)

END

b)

EGG

c)

EBG

d)

ECO

24.

This spells...

a)

CGAE

b)

CACE

c)

CAGE

d)

CAVE

25.

What will the bow direction be on beat 2 of the second measure?

a)

Down

b)

Up

26.
This rest sign gets how many beats of silence?
a)
half
b)
one
c)
two
d)
four
27.
a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

28.

What is bow hair made out of?

a)

String

b)

Cotton

c)

Cat guts

d)

Horse Hair

29.

First finger on the D string is which note?

a)

A

b)

D

c)

H

d)

E

30.
What type of note is this??
 
 
 
a)
Eighth note
b)
Quarter note
c)
Whole note
d)
Half note
31.

Playing with the bow is called:

(a)  

32.

In music class, this symbol is a:

a)

Hashtag

b)

Natural

c)

Sharp

d)

Staff

33.

This musical symbol is a:

a)

Bar Line

b)

Repeat Sign

c)

Sad Face

d)

Do Over

34.

This musical symbol is a:

a)

Half Note

b)

Quarter Note

c)

Half Rest

d)

Open Note

35.

How would this be counted?

a)

1 + 2, 3 + 4

b)

1 + 2 + 3 + 4

c)

1, 2, 3 + 4

d)

1, 2, 3, 4 +

36.

How would you count this?

a)

1, 2, 3 + 4

b)

1 + 2, 3 + 4

c)

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

d)

5 + 6 + 7 + 8

37.

The duration of a half note is equal to:

a)

2 beats

b)

4 beats

c)

1 beats

38.

Choose the symbol that represent pianissimo.

a)
b)
c)
39.

Choose the symbol that represent mezzo-forte.

a)
b)
c)
40.

Choose the symbol that represent forte.

a)
b)
c)
41.
How many beats are in a half rest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
3
42.

This note is an

a)

Dotted Quarter note

b)

Whole note

c)

Eighth note

d)

Quarter note

43.

What is the name of this rest?

a)

Half rest

b)

Quarter rest

c)

Whole rest

d)

Eighth rest

44.

How many beats are in this picture?

a)

2 beats

b)

8 beats

c)

1 beat

d)

4 beats

45.
What letters make up the music alphabet?
a)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
b)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
c)
A, B, C, D, E, F
d)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
46.

In a time signature, what does the bottom number tell you?

a)

how many rests are in a measure

b)

how many beats are in a measure

c)

how many minutes the song lasts

d)

what kind of note gets the beat

47.
a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

48.

What is the main ingredient in rosin?

a)

Peppermint

b)

Tree Sap

c)

Sand

d)

Sugar

49.

Indicates the end of a piece

a)

measure

b)

ledger lines

c)

double bar

d)

bar line

50.

What type of fish is Nemo?

a)

Guppy

b)

Goldfish

c)

Angelfish

d)

Clownfish