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Middle School Orchestra
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
performing-arts
,
music
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order
scale
bar line
common time
fortississimo
2. Two half steps
chromatics
whole step
piano
bow lift
3. The notes of a chord played in succession to one another - rather than simultaneously; a broken chord
first and second endings
mezzo piano
repeat sign
arpeggio
4. Repeat the previous section of music. Go back to the nearest repeat sign - or to the beginning of the piece if there is none.
ledger line
repeat sign
chromatics
half step
5. The vertical line placed on the staff to divide the music into measures
piano
tie
bar line
measure
6. Rate of speed or pace of music
double bar
allegro
crescendo
tempo
7. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
arpeggio
time signature
tie
chord
8. Gives the lines and spaces of the staff their names
clef sign
decrescendo
fortissimo
bow lift
9. Smooth - connected
clef sign
legato
allegro
scale
10. Medium soft
mezzo piano
ritardando
fortissimo
arpeggio
11. A note that is not affected by either a sharp or a flat - a natural sign cancels a previous sharp or flat
tempo
down bow
natural
half step
12. Very loud
slurred staccato
fortissimo
fine
tempo
13. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
pianississimo
slur
piano
fine
14. Plucked
music staff
music staff
pizzicato
legato
15. The vertical line placed on the staff to divide the music into measures
chord
decrescendo
bar line
mezzo forte
16. 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.
mezzo forte
slur
allegro
time signature
17. 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.
chromatics
chord
key signature
time signature
18. Medium loud
crescendo
half step
mezzo forte
down bow
19. To lift the bow and return it to it's starting point
pianississimo
crescendo
bow lift
up bow
20. Return to the beginning - play to the end
natural
pianississimo
diminuendo
da capo al fine
21. The notes of a chord played in succession to one another - rather than simultaneously; a broken chord
ledger line
double bar
arpeggio
pentascale
22. Medium loud
mezzo forte
slurred staccato
ritardando
chromatics
23. Soft
chromatics
clef sign
tie
piano
24. # - raises the pitch by one half step
whole step
bar line
sharp
moderato
25. Very very soft
pianississimo
forte
first and second endings
piano
26. Moderate - neither fast nor slow
moderato
tempo
decrescendo
half step
27. Gradually getting louder
diminuendo
music staff
chromatics
crescendo
28. With the bow
arco
bar line
half step
fortississimo
29. Moving the bow toward frog
pianissimo
time signature
decrescendo
up bow
30. Short lines which are added to extend the range of the staff when the notes are too low or too high to be written on the staff
staccato
clef sign
time signature
ledger line
31. A five note scale
accidental
pizzicato
andante
pentascale
32. A five note scale
pentascale
fortissimo
sharp
first and second endings
33. Short lines which are added to extend the range of the staff when the notes are too low or too high to be written on the staff
ledger line
up bow
tie
repeat sign
34. Soft
natural
diminuendo
piano
ledger line
35. Gradually getting slower
pianissimo
ritardando
slur
down bow
36. Loud
forte
decrescendo
tempo
ledger line
37. Very very soft
allegro
tie
pianississimo
piano
38. Plucked
pizzicato
common time
tie
key signature
39. Moderate - neither fast nor slow
double bar
moderato
forte
slur
40. Distance from any key to the very next key up or down - black or white - with no key between; the smallest distance between to notes
da capo al fine
half step
measure
mezzo piano
41. Gradually getting slower
first and second endings
decrescendo
ritardando
repeat sign
42. Very soft
first and second endings
moderato
mezzo forte
pianissimo
43. Gradually get softer
decrescendo
andante
chord
mezzo forte
44. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
tempo
slurred staccato
half step
chord
45. The end
ritardando
fine
arpeggio
forte
46. Fast and lively
time signature
chromatics
allegro
pianissimo
47. Moderately slow
ledger line
staccato
andante
slurred staccato
48. Moderately slow
bar line
mezzo piano
andante
half step
49. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
tie
chromatics
tempo
da capo al fine
50. A musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
allegro
accidental
tempo
music staff