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6th Grade Orchestra

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 17mins

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 is this curved line called?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

c)

Smiley Face

5.

What is this curved line called?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

c)

Smiley Face

6.

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

7.

What is this called?

a)

Time signature

b)

Key signature

c)

How many people should play the viola

d)

A fraction

8.

What instrument reads music using this clef

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Cello

d)

Bass

9.

What is the musical term for plucking your strings?

a)

Arco

b)

Pizzicato

c)

Forte

d)

Lift

10.

What is the musical term for using your bow?

a)

Arco

b)

Pizzicato

c)

Forte

d)

Lift

11.

What is this called?

a)

Repeats

b)

First and Second Repeats

c)

First and Second Endings

d)

Double Bar line

12.

What is this sign called?

a)

Natural

b)

Hashtag

c)

Flat

d)

Sharp

13.

What does this sign mean?

a)

Pizzicato

b)

Arco

c)

Bow Lift

d)

Bow Circle

14.

Which symbol means "Medium Loud"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Bow lift

b)

Down bow

c)

Up bow

d)

Pizzicato

16.

What do you do when you see this symbol?

a)

Repeat the musical passage

b)

End the piece

c)

Bow lift

d)

Play faster

17.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Soft

b)

Very Soft

c)

Medium Soft

d)

Medium Loud

18.

What volume is forte?

a)

Very loud

b)

Loud

c)

Soft

d)

Very Soft

19.

Indicates the end of a piece

a)

measure

b)

ledger lines

c)

double bar line

d)

bar line

20.

It is important to loosen your bow before putting it away

a)

True

b)

False

21.

First finger on the D string is which note?

a)

A

b)

D

c)

H

d)

E

22.

What is the name of the person in charge of the Orchestra?

a)

Composer

b)

Conductor

c)

Copywriter

23.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

two beats of silence

b)

one beat of silence

c)

half beat of sound

d)

one beat of sound

24.

How many beats of sound does a half note get?

a)

1/2

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

e)

4

25.

What is the name of this symbol AND how many beats of silence does it get?

a)

Whole rest - 4 beats

b)

Whole rest - 2 beats

c)

Half rest - 4 beats

d)

Half rest - 2 beats

26.

What is the name for the 5 lines & 4 spaces where music is written?

a)

bar line

b)

staff

c)

lines

d)

paper

27.

Complete the measure.

a)

quarter note

b)

half note

c)

whole note

d)

whole rest

28.

What does the top note in the time signature tell you about the music?

a)

It tells what note gets the beat

b)

It tells how many notes are in each measure

c)

It tells the musician the whole note gets the beat

d)

It tells the musician the half rest gets the beat

29.

What does the bottom note in the time signature tell you about the music?

a)

It tells what note gets the beat

b)

It tells how many notes are in each measure

c)

It tells the musician the whole note gets the beat

d)

It tells the musician the half rest gets the beat

30.
a)

6

b)

8

c)

2

d)

1

31.
a)

2

b)

4

c)

8

d)

6

32.
a)

6

b)

2

c)

1

d)

3

33.

Identify the musical notation symbol.

a)

half rest

b)

whole rest

c)

quarter rest

d)

whole note

34.

How do you count this rhythm?

a)

1-2 3-4 l 1-2 3-4

b)

1-4 l 4-8

c)

1-8

35.

How do you count this rhythm?

a)

R 2-3 R l 1-4

b)

1-4 l 5-8

c)

1-8