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Orchestra review

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this symbol?

a)

Up Bow

b)

Slurred Bow

c)

Down Bow

d)

Staccato Bow

2.

What volume is forte?

a)

Very loud

b)

Loud

c)

Soft

d)

Very Soft

3.

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

4.

What type of notes are these

a)

Quarter notes

b)

Eighth notes

c)

Sixteenth notes

d)

Eighth note - two sixteenth notes

5.

How would you count these

a)

1 2 3 4

b)

1 + 2 +

c)

1 e + a

d)

4 3 2 1

6.

What is this curved line called?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

c)

Smiley Face

7.

What is this curved line called?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

c)

Smiley Face

8.

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

9.

What type of notes are these

a)

Quarter notes

b)

Eighth notes

c)

Sixteenth notes

d)

Eighth note - two sixteenth notes

10.

How would you count these

a)

1 (e) + a

b)

1 e + (a)

c)

1 e + a

d)

1 2 3 4

11.

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

12.

What is this called?

a)

Time signature

b)

Key signature

c)

How many people should play the viola

d)

A fraction

13.

What instrument reads music using this clef

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Cello

d)

Bass

14.

What instrument reads music using this clef

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Cello

d)

Bass

15.

What instrument reads music using this clef

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Cello

d)

Bass

16.
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
17.
What does D.C. al Fine mean?
a)
Go back to the beginning and play to the Fine (ending).
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 sign and play to the coda.
18.
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
19.
What does the caesura tell us to do?
a)
break/ pause between phrases
b)
hold the note out
c)
slow down
d)
lift the bow
20.
What does the fermata tell us to do?
a)
Gradually speed up
b)
Gradually slow down
c)
Hold the note until the conductor releases it.
d)
Play the note really short.
21.
What is the term that means to gradually get faster? 
a)
ritardando
b)
rallantando
c)
accelerando
d)
crescendo
22.
What is the term that means to gradually slow down?
a)
decrescendo
b)
diminuendo
c)
accelerando
d)
ritardando or rallantando
23.
What is the term that means to gradually get softer?
a)
Crescendo
b)
Decrescendo or diminuendo
c)
piano
d)
ritardando
24.
What is the term that means to gradually get louder?
a)
Crescendo
b)
Decrescendo
c)
allegro
d)
accelerando
25.

How many instrument families are in the orchestra?

(a)  

26.

Define the word TEMPO:

a)

Louds and softs in the music

b)

Repeat a section

c)

The speed of the music

d)

Gradually slow down

27.

Name this musical symbol:

a)

Hashtag

b)

Natural

c)

Sharp

d)

Staff

28.

This musical symbol is a:

a)

Bar Line

b)

Repeat Sign

c)

Fermata

d)

Coda

29.

In orchestra class, this symbol is:

a)

A Down Bow

b)

A Flat

c)

A Bow Lift

d)

An Up Bow

30.

Which of these terms is NOT a tempo:

a)

Andante

b)

Crescendo

c)

Moderato

d)

Allegro

31.

This term is the opposite of Ritardando:

a)

Crescendo

b)

Slow Down

c)

Tutti

d)

Accelerando

32.

This term means 'return to the original tempo':

a)

a tempo

b)

Tempo

c)

Ritardando

d)

Accelerando

33.

This term means 1 player, playing alone:

a)

Soli

b)

Solo

c)

Tutti

d)

Divisi

34.

This term means 'group solo' or 'small group plays':

a)

Solo

b)

Tutti

c)

Soli

d)

Divisi

35.

What is this symbol used in orchestra called?

a)

Up Bow

b)

Bow Lift

c)

Natural

d)

Down Bow

36.

Name this articulation:

a)

Staccato

b)

Legato

c)

Marcato

d)

Slur

37.

Define the term Divisi:

a)

All play

b)

To divide parts

c)

Solo

d)

Fast tempo

38.

Name this articulation:

a)

Staccato

b)

Legato

c)

Marcato

d)

Accent

39.

Which one of these articulations means to play smooth & connected:

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

Which articulation means to play short, separated & detached?

a)
b)
c)
d)
41.

Name this musical symbol:

a)

Flat

b)

Natural

c)

Sharp

d)

Tremolo

42.

Name this articulation:

a)

Staccato

b)

Tenuto

c)

Bow Lift

d)

Marcato

43.

Which articulations means to emphasize the note:

a)
b)
c)
d)
44.

Which dynamic marking means play soft:

a)

f

b)

mf

c)

mp

d)

p

45.

To continue in the same style:

a)

Accelerando

b)

Simile

c)

Solo

d)

Forte

46.

Name this musical symbol:

a)

Cut Time

b)

Fine

c)

Coda

d)

Dal Segno

47.

Which dynamic marking means to play loud:

a)

f

b)

mf

c)

mp

d)

p

48.

What is the name of this symbol? (Same as 4/4 time)

a)

Common Time

b)

Cut Time

c)

Bow Lift

d)

Treble Clef

49.

What is this bow articulation called:

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

c)

Tremolo

d)

Hooked Bow

50.

Define the term Pizzicato:

a)

Use the bow

b)

Lift the bow and reset

c)

Pluck the string

d)

Hold the note longer than usual

51.

2 notes played together at the same time is a called a:

a)

Solo

b)

Crescendo

c)

Caesura

d)

Double Stop

52.

Arco means:

a)

To pluck

b)

Lift the bow and reset

c)

To play with the bow

d)

Pinky pluck

53.

What is this bow articulation called:

a)

Slur

b)

Repeat

c)

Tie

d)

Tremolo

54.

Which dynamic marking means to play medium soft:

a)

f

b)

mf

c)

mp

d)

p

55.

Which articulation is correct for "hooked bow"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
56.

Name this musical symbol:

a)

Sharp

b)

Natural

c)

Flat

d)

Fermata

57.

Define the term Fine:

a)

The end

b)

Repeat

c)

Use the bow

d)

Play loud

58.

Name this musical symbol (same as 2/2 time):

a)

Common Time

b)

Cut Time

c)

Tremolo

d)

Bass Clef

59.

Name this musical symbol:

a)

Coda

b)

Fermata

c)

Dal Segno

d)

Time Signature

60.

What note is this?

a)

A

b)

G

c)

B

d)

F

61.

What note is this?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

A

d)

B

62.

What note is this?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

63.

The staff has 5 lines.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

The staff has 5 spaces.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

What is this?

a)

ledger line

b)

treble clef

c)

staff

d)

note

66.

It is important to loosen your bow before putting it away

a)

True

b)

False

67.

What is bow hair made out of?

a)

String

b)

Cotton

c)

Cat guts

d)

Horse Hair

68.

What is the main ingredient in rosin?

a)

Peppermint

b)

Tree Sap

c)

Sand

d)

Sugar

69.
Common time is represented by what letter?
a)
C
b)
T
c)
4/4
d)
C with a vertical line through it
70.
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
71.
What type of note is this??
 
 
 
a)
Eighth note
b)
Quarter note
c)
Whole note
d)
Half note
72.
How many beats does this rhythm equal?
 
 
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
73.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Time Signature
b)
Key Signature
c)
Double bar
d)
Clefs
74.
How many beats does a whole note get???
 
 
 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
75.
What is this music symbol called?
 
 
 
 
a)
Flat
b)
Natural
c)
Sharp
d)
Hashtag
76.
What is this called?
a)
Sharp
b)
A repeat sign
c)
Dotted half note
d)
Double bar
77.
This rest sign gets how many beats of silence?
a)
half
b)
one
c)
two
d)
four
78.
This rest sign gets how many beats of silence?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
79.
This rest sign gets how many beats of silence?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
80.

Name this note.

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Half Note

c)

Dotted Half Note

d)

Eighth Note

e)

Whole Note

81.

How many beats does this note get?

a)

one beat

b)

two beats

c)

three beats

d)

four beats

82.

Pitches are determined on the staff by moving

a)

up and down

b)

Left to right

83.

What are the letters in the Musical Alphabet?

a)

ABCDEFG

b)

ABCDEFGH

c)

dajucahnweifnklesm

84.

Every line and spaces between two lines represet a different _____

a)

Pitch

b)

Rhythm

85.

What is the role of a conductor in an orchestra?

a)

To play a musical instrument

b)

To direct the musicians and keep the tempo

c)

To compose music for the orchestra

d)

To manage the finances of the orchestra

86.

What does the conductor use to signal the tempo to the orchestra members?

a)

A baton

b)

A microphone

c)

A whistle

d)

A guitar

87.

Why is it important for the conductor to unite the orchestra into one unit?

a)

To showcase their individual interpretations

b)

To create an environment where players listen to each other

c)

To increase the number of musicians in the orchestra

d)

To compete with other orchestras

88.

What type of music do orchestras usually play?

a)

Rock and roll

b)

Jazz

c)

Classical

d)

Pop

89.

What is contemporary music?

a)

Music composed by European musicians from the late 1700s

b)

Music that conforms to established musical standards

c)

Music that was composed by Beethoven and Mozart

d)

Music that is more recent and modern

90.

What has orchestras begun to embrace in terms of music style?

a)

Classical music

b)

Jazz music

c)

Contemporary music

d)

Folk music

91.

Count the rhythm

a)

1,2,3,4

b)

1,2 3& 4

c)

1 2 3& 4 | 1,2,3,4

d)

1,2,3,4 | 1 2 3 4

92.

Count the Rhythm

a)

1& 2& 3,4 | 1, 2& 3 4

b)

1,2,3,4 | 1& 2& 3,4

c)

1& 2& 3,4 | 1 2& 3,4

d)

1 2& 3,4 | 1 2,3 4 5

93.

Count the Rhythm

a)

1& 2,3 4 | 1 2 3 4

b)

1, & 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4

c)

1,2,3,4 | 1 2 3 4

d)

1& 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4

94.

Count the Rhythm

a)

1 2 3& 4 | 1 2& 3,4

b)

1,2 3 4& | 1 2& 3& 4&

c)

1,2 3& 4 | 1 2& 3& 4

d)

1,2,3,4 | 1 2& 3& 4&

95.

Count the Rhythm

a)

1 2 3 4 | 1 2& 3& 4

b)

1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4

c)

1,2,3,4 | 1,2 3& 4

d)

1,2,3,4 | 1,2,3,4

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