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