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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. Very soft
bar line
pianissimo
common time
fortississimo
2. Plucked
music staff
pizzicato
whole step
bar line
3. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
tie
clef sign
pentascale
slurred staccato
4. Fast and lively
double bar
allegro
chromatics
ledger line
5. Very loud
bar line
chord
fortissimo
fortississimo
6. A five note scale
music staff
natural
first and second endings
pentascale
7. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
tie
pianissimo
repeat sign
pianissimo
8. Gradually getting softer
staccato
diminuendo
arco
decrescendo
9. Gradually getting louder
fortissimo
pianississimo
crescendo
common time
10. To lift the bow and return it to it's starting point
pentascale
bow lift
whole step
key signature
11. 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
mezzo forte
sharp
down bow
12. Moderate - neither fast nor slow
music staff
slur
moderato
down bow
13. Medium soft
ledger line
moderato
mezzo piano
clef sign
14. Very - very loud (fff)
diminuendo
accidental
fortississimo
crescendo
15. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
chord
scale
chromatics
pianissimo
16. A musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
slur
common time
pizzicato
accidental
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
bow lift
down bow
half step
clef sign
18. 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
clef sign
crescendo
first and second endings
pentascale
19. The space between two bar lines
bar line
measure
pizzicato
clef sign
20. Gives the lines and spaces of the staff their names
clef sign
key signature
piano
tie
21. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played
key signature
common time
time signature
tie
22. Moving the bow toward frog
fine
whole step
up bow
bar line
23. A note that is not affected by either a sharp or a flat - a natural sign cancels a previous sharp or flat
pianississimo
sharp
natural
andante
24. Gradually getting louder
fortissimo
first and second endings
crescendo
key signature
25. Two vertical lines drawn through the staff that indicate the end of a section
time signature
bar line
arpeggio
double bar
26. With the bow
diminuendo
accidental
moderato
arco
27. With the bow
arco
fortississimo
arpeggio
fine
28. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
forte
chord
pianississimo
clef sign
29. Rate of speed or pace of music
half step
whole step
tempo
mezzo piano
30. A five note scale
pentascale
music staff
sharp
mezzo piano
31. Two half steps
chromatics
whole step
slur
sharp
32. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
repeat sign
fortississimo
staccato
tie
33. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
measure
accidental
slurred staccato
fine
34. Gradually get softer
up bow
decrescendo
accidental
scale
35. Moving the bow toward tip
half step
down bow
andante
forte
36. Return to the beginning - play to the end
da capo al fine
tie
allegro
natural
37. # - raises the pitch by one half step
key signature
pizzicato
sharp
arco
38. Loud
staccato
bar line
pianissimo
forte
39. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order
bow lift
scale
natural
diminuendo
40. Detached
diminuendo
arco
staccato
ledger line
41. The space between two bar lines
bow lift
pianississimo
measure
andante
42. 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
allegro
mezzo forte
accidental
43. Notes that are altered with sharps - flats and naturals
chromatics
down bow
fine
ledger line
44. Moving the bow toward tip
pizzicato
scale
scale
down bow
45. Notes that are altered with sharps - flats and naturals
arco
down bow
da capo al fine
chromatics
46. 4/4 meter - denoted C
allegro
staccato
sharp
common time
47. Medium loud
time signature
down bow
mezzo forte
tempo
48. Moderate - neither fast nor slow
moderato
down bow
mezzo piano
whole step
49. 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
staccato
legato
50. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played
key signature
da capo al fine
mezzo piano
allegro