Test your basic knowledge |

Middle School Orchestra

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. With the bow






2. Two half steps






3. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction






4. The notes of a chord played in succession to one another - rather than simultaneously; a broken chord






5. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






6. Repeat the previous section of music. Go back to the nearest repeat sign - or to the beginning of the piece if there is none.






7. 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






8. Rate of speed or pace of music






9. Very - very loud (fff)






10. Gradually getting softer






11. Very soft






12. Return to the beginning - play to the end






13. Gradually get softer






14. Moderately slow






15. 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






16. To lift the bow and return it to it's starting point






17. Rate of speed or pace of music






18. Fast and lively






19. A note that is not affected by either a sharp or a flat - a natural sign cancels a previous sharp or flat






20. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together






21. Smooth - connected






22. Very - very loud (fff)






23. Two vertical lines drawn through the staff that indicate the end of a section






24. # - raises the pitch by one half step






25. The vertical line placed on the staff to divide the music into measures






26. The space between two bar lines






27. 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.






28. Gradually getting louder






29. Medium soft






30. Moderate - neither fast nor slow






31. 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.






32. The end






33. Two half steps






34. Gradually getting louder






35. 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






36. Very loud






37. 4/4 meter - denoted C






38. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played






39. Moving the bow toward tip






40. Very soft






41. To lift the bow and return it to it's starting point






42. Notes that are altered with sharps - flats and naturals






43. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction






44. Notes that are altered with sharps - flats and naturals






45. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow






46. Gives the lines and spaces of the staff their names






47. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order






48. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played






49. Return to the beginning - play to the end






50. Moderate - neither fast nor slow