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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. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
pizzicato
first and second endings
allegro
slur
2. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played
key signature
fortissimo
whole step
chord
3. Repeat the previous section of music. Go back to the nearest repeat sign - or to the beginning of the piece if there is none.
mezzo piano
forte
staccato
repeat sign
4. Medium loud
mezzo piano
slur
mezzo forte
andante
5. Moderate - neither fast nor slow
down bow
first and second endings
moderato
da capo al fine
6. Medium loud
mezzo forte
crescendo
slur
slur
7. Two vertical lines drawn through the staff that indicate the end of a section
fortississimo
moderato
double bar
down bow
8. Loud
chromatics
forte
scale
allegro
9. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
chord
slurred staccato
slur
common time
10. 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.
pentascale
key signature
bar line
time signature
11. Moderately slow
piano
scale
andante
ledger line
12. 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
forte
half step
moderato
tempo
13. Very very soft
pianississimo
fortississimo
fine
decrescendo
14. Gradually getting louder
fine
crescendo
accidental
down bow
15. Very loud
fortissimo
whole step
staccato
music staff
16. 4/4 meter - denoted C
up bow
common time
arpeggio
slurred staccato
17. A note that is not affected by either a sharp or a flat - a natural sign cancels a previous sharp or flat
sharp
crescendo
allegro
natural
18. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
chord
up bow
staccato
andante
19. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
ledger line
natural
decrescendo
slurred staccato
20. Very very soft
accidental
music staff
sharp
pianississimo
21. Fast and lively
crescendo
slur
decrescendo
allegro
22. Notes that are altered with sharps - flats and naturals
pizzicato
da capo al fine
crescendo
chromatics
23. Repeat the previous section of music. Go back to the nearest repeat sign - or to the beginning of the piece if there is none.
music staff
bow lift
repeat sign
fortissimo
24. Loud
forte
slur
slur
music staff
25. Moving the bow toward tip
music staff
arco
down bow
repeat sign
26. The location where music is written - includes five lines and four spaces.
music staff
whole step
sharp
arco
27. A five note scale
pentascale
scale
common time
natural
28. The space between two bar lines
staccato
crescendo
pentascale
measure
29. The notes of a chord played in succession to one another - rather than simultaneously; a broken chord
decrescendo
fine
first and second endings
arpeggio
30. Very - very loud (fff)
music staff
common time
tie
fortississimo
31. Medium soft
slurred staccato
decrescendo
pianissimo
mezzo piano
32. Medium soft
bar line
pizzicato
mezzo piano
key signature
33. The end
half step
fine
da capo al fine
clef sign
34. Detached
staccato
pizzicato
down bow
ledger line
35. Gradually getting slower
pianissimo
sharp
time signature
ritardando
36. 4/4 meter - denoted C
common time
slurred staccato
slur
piano
37. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
repeat sign
da capo al fine
bar line
slurred staccato
38. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
accidental
andante
slur
allegro
39. Gradually getting softer
bar line
legato
diminuendo
fortississimo
40. A musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
up bow
scale
andante
accidental
41. Very soft
pizzicato
pianissimo
double bar
pianississimo
42. Very loud
time signature
fortissimo
mezzo piano
scale
43. Very soft
half step
slur
clef sign
pianissimo
44. Moving the bow toward frog
first and second endings
up bow
half step
natural
45. Gradually getting softer
ledger line
fortississimo
diminuendo
arco
46. # - raises the pitch by one half step
chord
sharp
ritardando
whole step
47. Plucked
key signature
pentascale
crescendo
pizzicato
48. 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
arco
arpeggio
49. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
scale
whole step
tempo
tie
50. Fast and lively
tie
key signature
allegro
decrescendo