SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
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. Fast and lively
pianissimo
allegro
whole step
accidental
2. A five note scale
arpeggio
pentascale
arco
pizzicato
3. Two vertical lines drawn through the staff that indicate the end of a section
down bow
chord
double bar
diminuendo
4. 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
bow lift
ledger line
natural
diminuendo
5. Medium soft
mezzo piano
bow lift
scale
half step
6. 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
pizzicato
repeat sign
piano
first and second endings
7. 4/4 meter - denoted C
common time
crescendo
pizzicato
music staff
8. Gradually getting softer
diminuendo
accidental
ritardando
scale
9. Gradually getting slower
arco
whole step
allegro
ritardando
10. Gradually get softer
decrescendo
natural
piano
repeat sign
11. Two half steps
piano
pianississimo
pianissimo
whole step
12. Moving the bow toward frog
crescendo
common time
pentascale
up bow
13. 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.
fortissimo
bow lift
time signature
down bow
14. Gradually getting louder
measure
scale
crescendo
sharp
15. Moderately slow
fortississimo
andante
fine
half step
16. Return to the beginning - play to the end
da capo al fine
piano
tie
staccato
17. 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
allegro
half step
chromatics
fortississimo
18. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
slurred staccato
whole step
mezzo forte
pentascale
19. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
slurred staccato
down bow
piano
chord
20. Loud
forte
tempo
chromatics
pizzicato
21. 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
forte
fortississimo
mezzo forte
22. The end
fortissimo
fortissimo
fine
chord
23. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
tie
chord
staccato
legato
24. Plucked
pizzicato
whole step
chord
chromatics
25. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
chromatics
tempo
ledger line
tie
26. A note that is not affected by either a sharp or a flat - a natural sign cancels a previous sharp or flat
arco
fortississimo
natural
slur
27. The notes of a chord played in succession to one another - rather than simultaneously; a broken chord
time signature
arpeggio
ritardando
up bow
28. The location where music is written - includes five lines and four spaces.
bow lift
half step
music staff
crescendo
29. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
arco
pianissimo
slurred staccato
mezzo forte
30. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
pianissimo
legato
bar line
slur
31. A musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
arpeggio
half step
diminuendo
accidental
32. Very soft
scale
pianissimo
fine
pizzicato
33. 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
diminuendo
ledger line
mezzo forte
first and second endings
34. Smooth - connected
pentascale
legato
slur
down bow
35. The location where music is written - includes five lines and four spaces.
sharp
chord
music staff
sharp
36. Moving the bow toward tip
down bow
music staff
arpeggio
pianississimo
37. Soft
decrescendo
fortissimo
time signature
piano
38. Detached
down bow
pianissimo
key signature
staccato
39. With the bow
time signature
moderato
scale
arco
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
half step
arpeggio
arpeggio
repeat sign
41. The notes of a chord played in succession to one another - rather than simultaneously; a broken chord
fine
key signature
fortissimo
arpeggio
42. The end
fine
staccato
sharp
moderato
43. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played
bow lift
natural
da capo al fine
key signature
44. Fast and lively
allegro
mezzo piano
pianississimo
bar line
45. Detached
clef sign
staccato
moderato
fortissimo
46. A note that is not affected by either a sharp or a flat - a natural sign cancels a previous sharp or flat
key signature
natural
down bow
fortissimo
47. Gives the lines and spaces of the staff their names
measure
da capo al fine
moderato
clef sign
48. To lift the bow and return it to it's starting point
tie
fortissimo
whole step
bow lift
49. Gradually get softer
decrescendo
tempo
da capo al fine
down bow
50. Very loud
bow lift
fortissimo
fine
crescendo