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Orchestra EOC Review

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is bow hair made out of?

a)

String

b)

Cotton

c)

Cat guts

d)

Horse Hair

2.

What is Pizzicato?

a)

Plucking the strings

b)

Short bows

c)

Bouncing bows

d)

A spicy Italian meatball

3.

It is important to loosen your bow before putting it away

a)

True

b)

False

4.

First finger on the D string is which note?

a)

A

b)

D

c)

H

d)

E

5.
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
6.
What type of note is this??
 
 
 
a)
Eighth note
b)
Quarter note
c)
Whole note
d)
Half note
7.
This rest sign gets how many beats of silence?
a)
half
b)
one
c)
two
d)
four
8.

Which symbol means down bow?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

What instrument reads music using this clef

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Cello

d)

Bass

10.

What instrument reads music using this clef

a)

Trumpet

b)

Viola

c)

Saxophone

d)

Bass

11.

What instrument(s) reads music using this clef? Choose all that apply

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Cello

d)

Bass

12.

What is the first sharp in this key signature?

a)

C#

b)

F#

c)

D#

d)

A#

13.

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

a)

Down

b)

Up

14.

What is this called?

a)

Time Signature

b)

Key Signature

c)

Fraction

d)

44

15.

What is shown in the picture?

a)

Jump

b)

Bow Lift

c)

Down Bow

d)

Up Bow

16.

Playing with the bow is called:

(a)  

17.

Instrument families are...

a)

woodwind, percussion, metal and strings.

b)

woodwind, percussion, brass and strings.

c)

wood, percussion, metal and strings.

d)

woodwind, percussion, metalwind and strings.

18.

What is the person standing up doing?

a)

Singing

b)

Playing the bassoon

c)

Conducting The Orchestra

d)

Dancing

19.

In which ancient country did the orchestra originate?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Greece

d)

America

20.

What is an orchestra?

a)

A genre of music

b)

A large musical ensemble

c)

An ancient greek ritual

d)

An individual classical musician

21.

What is the main ingredient in rosin?

a)

Peppermint

b)

Tree Sap

c)

Sand

d)

Sugar

22.

What is Pizzicato?

a)

Plucking the strings

b)

Short bows

c)

Bouncing bows

d)

A spicy Italian meatball

23.
Common time is the same as which time signature?
a)
2/2
b)
3/4
c)
2/4
d)
4/4
24.
Common time is represented by what letter?
a)
C
b)
T
c)
4/4
d)
C with a vertical line through it
25.
How many beats does this rhythm equal?
 
 
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
26.
What are these five musical lines called?
a)
the staff
b)
time signature
c)
key signature
d)
road tracks
27.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Time Signature
b)
Key Signature
c)
Double bar
d)
Clefs
28.
How many beats does a whole note get???
 
 
 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
29.
What is this music symbol called?
 
 
 
 
a)
Flat
b)
Natural
c)
Sharp
d)
Hashtag
30.
What is this called?
a)
Sharp
b)
A repeat sign
c)
Dotted half note
d)
Double bar
31.
This rest sign gets how many beats of silence?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
32.
This rest sign gets how many beats of silence?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
33.

Name this note.

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Half Note

c)

Dotted Half Note

d)

Eighth Note

e)

Whole Note

34.
What is the term that means to gradually get louder?
a)
Crescendo
b)
Decrescendo
c)
allegro
d)
accelerando
35.
What is the term that means to gradually get softer?
a)
Crescendo
b)
Decrescendo or diminuendo
c)
piano
d)
ritardando
36.
What is the term that means to gradually slow down?
a)
decrescendo
b)
diminuendo
c)
accelerando
d)
ritardando or rallantando
37.
What is the term that means to gradually get faster? 
a)
ritardando
b)
rallantando
c)
accelerando
d)
crescendo
38.
What does D.S. al coda mean?
a)
Go back to the beginning and play to the fine
b)
Go back to the sign and play to the end
c)
Go back to the beginning and play to the coda
d)
 Go back to the segno (sign), play to the coda sign, jump to the coda
39.

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

a)

tip

b)

hair

c)

frog

d)

wood

40.

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

a)

frog

b)

hair

c)

wood

d)

tip

41.

Name this note

a)

A

b)

D

c)

G

d)

B

42.

Name this note

a)

F

b)

D

c)

C

d)

G

43.

What volume is forte?

a)

Very loud

b)

Loud

c)

Soft

d)

Very Soft

44.

What type of notes are these

a)

Quarter notes

b)

Eighth notes

c)

Sixteenth notes

d)

Eighth note - two sixteenth notes

45.

What is this curved line called?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

c)

Smiley Face

46.

What is this curved line called?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

c)

Smiley Face

47.

What is a Time Signature?

a)

It tells you when to play in a measure.

b)

It tells you how many bows to do.

c)

It tells you how many beats are in a measure and what note gets the beat.

d)

It tells you the beat.

48.

Which do you play on your shoulder?

a)

Cello

b)

Tuba

c)

Violin

49.

What are the thin lines called that separate the staff into measures?

a)

Bar lines

b)

Staff lines

c)

Instrument lines

50.

What are Dynamics?

a)

The key for a piece

b)

Louds and softs of music

c)

Bow markings

51.

Define Piano-

a)

Loud

b)

Soft

c)

Very Loud

52.

Which bowed stringed instruments have an "E" string?

a)

Viola

b)

Cello

c)

Violin

d)

Bass

53.

Which bowed stringed instruments have a "C" string?

a)

Viola

b)

Cello

c)

Violin

d)

Bass

54.

The short lines above and below the staff are called…

a)

Rests

b)

Notes

c)

Staff

d)

Ledger Lines

55.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Bass Clef, F Clef

b)

Treble Clef, G Clef

c)

Tenor Clef

d)

Alto Clef

56.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Treble Clef, G Clef

b)

Alto Clef

c)

Tenor Clef

d)

Bass Clef, F Clef

57.

What is the name of this clef?

a)

The Bass Clef

b)

The Treble Clef

c)

The Alto Clef

d)

I don't know

58.
The musical alphabet includes the letters  ______ through ______. 
a)
A through G
b)
A through F
c)
E through H
59.

Which of the following are notes? Select all that apply.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
60.

How many beats does this note get in 4/4 time?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

61.

What does the dot do to the value of this note?

a)

Staccato - perform short and separated

b)

Nothing

c)

Adds half the value of the note to itself

d)

It's a beauty mark

62.

How many measures are in the given musical example?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

63.

How many beats are there per measure in the given musical example?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

64.

What is the time signature in the given musical example?

a)

2/4

b)

3/4

c)

4/4

65.

Where is the double bar line located in the given musical example?

a)

At the beginning of the music

b)

At the end of the music

66.

Put the tempo markings in order, slowest to fastest.

a)

Largo

b)

Andante

c)

Moderato

d)

Allegro

e)

Prestissimo

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
67.

What does "mezzo" mean?

a)

more

b)

medium

c)

moldy

d)

mimic

68.

Which picture means to sing the notes short and choppy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
69.

Which picture means to play the notes smooth and connected?

a)
b)
c)
d)
70.
Unison
a)
Everyone sings the same notes or pitches at the same time
b)
Different notes are sung at the same time
71.

Quarter Note + Quarter Note=

a)

Half Note

b)

Whole Note

c)

Quarter Note

d)

Eighth Note

72.
What is the definition of melody?
a)
short and long sounds and silences
b)
multiple notes happening at once
c)
the tune of a song
73.

Identify this symbols

a)

1st time through

b)

2nd ending

c)

1st ending

74.

D. C. or Da Capo sends you to the

a)

beginning

b)

middle

c)

end

75.

Which musical term means "VERY quiet?"

a)
b)
c)
d)
76.

This articulation is used to put emphasis on the note?

a)

Accent

b)

Tenuto

c)

Legato

d)

Staccato

77.

Which is the term used for the speed of the beat?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Timbre

d)

Crescendo