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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
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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. The space between two bar lines
natural
pianississimo
slurred staccato
measure
2. Notes that are altered with sharps - flats and naturals
natural
da capo al fine
chromatics
staccato
3. Very soft
staccato
pianissimo
allegro
tempo
4. The location where music is written - includes five lines and four spaces.
down bow
slurred staccato
whole step
music staff
5. A five note scale
slurred staccato
pentascale
double bar
slurred staccato
6. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order
first and second endings
down bow
arpeggio
scale
7. To lift the bow and return it to it's starting point
time signature
pentascale
pianississimo
bow lift
8. Moderately slow
slurred staccato
crescendo
first and second endings
andante
9. 4/4 meter - denoted C
ritardando
arpeggio
pentascale
common time
10. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
moderato
tie
allegro
andante
11. Return to the beginning - play to the end
da capo al fine
pianissimo
whole step
crescendo
12. Moving the bow toward tip
bow lift
pianississimo
down bow
accidental
13. The location where music is written - includes five lines and four spaces.
bow lift
slurred staccato
music staff
down bow
14. Very - very loud (fff)
fortississimo
pianississimo
chord
arco
15. Repeat the previous section of music. Go back to the nearest repeat sign - or to the beginning of the piece if there is none.
pianississimo
repeat sign
fortississimo
clef sign
16. Medium soft
mezzo piano
chromatics
moderato
first and second endings
17. The end
fine
moderato
pianississimo
repeat sign
18. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
staccato
half step
chord
repeat sign
19. Very soft
moderato
arco
pianissimo
pizzicato
20. Gradually get softer
fine
slur
decrescendo
down bow
21. Very very soft
measure
pianississimo
key signature
mezzo forte
22. Medium soft
sharp
bar line
decrescendo
mezzo piano
23. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
da capo al fine
first and second endings
slur
ritardando
24. Smooth - connected
pianissimo
natural
legato
piano
25. Return to the beginning - play to the end
tie
da capo al fine
allegro
arco
26. Medium loud
allegro
mezzo forte
piano
half step
27. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order
fortissimo
pianississimo
repeat sign
scale
28. Two half steps
whole step
da capo al fine
tie
chord
29. Repeat the previous section of music. Go back to the nearest repeat sign - or to the beginning of the piece if there is none.
moderato
key signature
repeat sign
da capo al fine
30. # - raises the pitch by one half step
pianississimo
slur
natural
sharp
31. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played
fortississimo
half step
key signature
arco
32. The end
fine
forte
ritardando
arpeggio
33. Gradually getting slower
time signature
decrescendo
ritardando
common time
34. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
chord
slurred staccato
up bow
moderato
35. Soft
pianissimo
first and second endings
piano
ledger line
36. Very - very loud (fff)
fine
legato
bow lift
fortississimo
37. Gradually getting louder
scale
crescendo
time signature
allegro
38. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
tie
andante
slurred staccato
fortississimo
39. Gradually getting slower
up bow
staccato
slurred staccato
ritardando
40. Play through the first ending to the repeat sign then go back to the beginning and skip the first ending and play the second ending
fortissimo
pianississimo
scale
first and second endings
41. Two vertical lines drawn through the staff that indicate the end of a section
bow lift
double bar
fortissimo
pianississimo
42. 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
half step
forte
crescendo
mezzo piano
43. Gives the lines and spaces of the staff their names
chord
pizzicato
slurred staccato
clef sign
44. 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.
time signature
crescendo
mezzo piano
sharp
45. Play through the first ending to the repeat sign then go back to the beginning and skip the first ending and play the second ending
first and second endings
half step
decrescendo
bow lift
46. Gradually getting softer
double bar
diminuendo
pianissimo
chromatics
47. A musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
accidental
scale
pizzicato
diminuendo
48. Loud
forte
pentascale
whole step
measure
49. Gradually getting softer
first and second endings
diminuendo
slur
clef sign
50. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
natural
bar line
andante
tie