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Middle School Orchestra
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
performing-arts
,
music
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Moving the bow toward tip
down bow
whole step
bow lift
arpeggio
2. With the bow
arco
mezzo piano
da capo al fine
natural
3. Loud
piano
da capo al fine
forte
repeat sign
4. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
tie
key signature
whole step
crescendo
5. Rate of speed or pace of music
staccato
arco
staccato
tempo
6. Medium loud
ledger line
common time
mezzo piano
mezzo forte
7. Return to the beginning - play to the end
da capo al fine
natural
moderato
music staff
8. Fast and lively
half step
tempo
allegro
time signature
9. 4/4 meter - denoted C
mezzo piano
clef sign
fortissimo
common time
10. Very loud
whole step
fortissimo
diminuendo
da capo al fine
11. The location where music is written - includes five lines and four spaces.
music staff
da capo al fine
decrescendo
legato
12. Sign that appears at the beginning of the music after the clef sign. It contains two numbers. The top number tells how many beats in a measure. The bottom number indicates what duration of note gets one beat.
sharp
time signature
chromatics
natural
13. # - raises the pitch by one half step
pianissimo
sharp
half step
measure
14. Gives the lines and spaces of the staff their names
clef sign
key signature
measure
time signature
15. Plucked
pizzicato
time signature
repeat sign
bar line
16. Medium soft
common time
mezzo piano
common time
fortissimo
17. Very loud
bar line
pianississimo
measure
fortissimo
18. Soft
up bow
sharp
piano
pianissimo
19. Moving the bow toward frog
allegro
moderato
chord
up bow
20. Very - very loud (fff)
pianissimo
da capo al fine
fortississimo
decrescendo
21. With the bow
ledger line
arco
bar line
whole step
22. Medium soft
mezzo forte
chromatics
allegro
mezzo piano
23. Plucked
mezzo piano
ledger line
slurred staccato
pizzicato
24. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
slurred staccato
decrescendo
allegro
accidental
25. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order
bow lift
common time
pentascale
scale
26. The end
fine
diminuendo
staccato
ritardando
27. Moving the bow toward frog
time signature
up bow
pentascale
clef sign
28. Moderate - neither fast nor slow
slurred staccato
bar line
moderato
tie
29. Two half steps
ritardando
whole step
ledger line
allegro
30. Moderate - neither fast nor slow
forte
moderato
common time
crescendo
31. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
chord
pentascale
andante
natural
32. Gradually get softer
common time
decrescendo
bar line
accidental
33. Smooth - connected
pianississimo
music staff
up bow
legato
34. Moving the bow toward tip
down bow
piano
decrescendo
repeat sign
35. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
pianississimo
chord
fortississimo
up bow
36. Soft
forte
piano
fine
fortissimo
37. Very soft
repeat sign
up bow
pianissimo
pianississimo
38. Gradually getting slower
ritardando
arco
bow lift
crescendo
39. Gradually get softer
arpeggio
decrescendo
legato
pianissimo
40. The space between two bar lines
measure
accidental
allegro
tempo
41. A five note scale
slur
da capo al fine
key signature
pentascale
42. To lift the bow and return it to it's starting point
tie
first and second endings
forte
bow lift
43. Return to the beginning - play to the end
tie
da capo al fine
pianississimo
fortississimo
44. The notes of a chord played in succession to one another - rather than simultaneously; a broken chord
measure
bow lift
whole step
arpeggio
45. Two half steps
moderato
forte
chord
whole step
46. 4/4 meter - denoted C
scale
slurred staccato
common time
moderato
47. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
slur
natural
decrescendo
ritardando
48. Loud
key signature
forte
first and second endings
mezzo piano
49. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played
accidental
key signature
sharp
arpeggio
50. Rate of speed or pace of music
music staff
tempo
scale
chromatics