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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. Smooth - connected
tempo
legato
sharp
fine
2. Medium soft
fine
da capo al fine
mezzo piano
common time
3. Rate of speed or pace of music
accidental
mezzo forte
staccato
tempo
4. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order
moderato
whole step
scale
staccato
5. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
tie
fortississimo
repeat sign
andante
6. To lift the bow and return it to it's starting point
fortississimo
bow lift
double bar
tempo
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
half step
measure
measure
andante
8. 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
decrescendo
ritardando
music staff
ledger line
9. Gradually get softer
music staff
legato
decrescendo
time signature
10. Very soft
decrescendo
chord
chord
pianissimo
11. # - raises the pitch by one half step
pianissimo
allegro
ritardando
sharp
12. Return to the beginning - play to the end
da capo al fine
sharp
pizzicato
ritardando
13. The vertical line placed on the staff to divide the music into measures
pentascale
bar line
common time
measure
14. Moving the bow toward tip
down bow
fine
staccato
andante
15. Soft
piano
accidental
arco
da capo al fine
16. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
slur
sharp
music staff
tie
17. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
chord
da capo al fine
down bow
key signature
18. A note that is not affected by either a sharp or a flat - a natural sign cancels a previous sharp or flat
pizzicato
mezzo piano
natural
down bow
19. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
scale
slurred staccato
down bow
piano
20. 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
whole step
accidental
down bow
first and second endings
21. Repeat the previous section of music. Go back to the nearest repeat sign - or to the beginning of the piece if there is none.
clef sign
natural
arpeggio
repeat sign
22. Moving the bow toward tip
whole step
common time
down bow
chord
23. Notes that are altered with sharps - flats and naturals
half step
scale
chromatics
crescendo
24. Plucked
natural
double bar
tie
pizzicato
25. The location where music is written - includes five lines and four spaces.
allegro
crescendo
pizzicato
music staff
26. The space between two bar lines
measure
whole step
bar line
scale
27. A five note scale
clef sign
pentascale
staccato
repeat sign
28. Moderately slow
andante
scale
fortissimo
pianissimo
29. Soft
legato
ledger line
piano
crescendo
30. Fast and lively
allegro
pentascale
clef sign
crescendo
31. Gives the lines and spaces of the staff their names
clef sign
music staff
moderato
time signature
32. Gives the lines and spaces of the staff their names
fortissimo
clef sign
double bar
mezzo forte
33. Smooth - connected
ritardando
fortissimo
legato
chord
34. A note that is not affected by either a sharp or a flat - a natural sign cancels a previous sharp or flat
tempo
fine
natural
slur
35. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
chromatics
repeat sign
slurred staccato
bar line
36. Gradually getting softer
tempo
diminuendo
pizzicato
scale
37. The end
down bow
fine
crescendo
time signature
38. Very - very loud (fff)
fortissimo
slurred staccato
legato
fortississimo
39. With the bow
forte
arco
allegro
first and second endings
40. Detached
ritardando
common time
staccato
bow lift
41. The location where music is written - includes five lines and four spaces.
chromatics
pizzicato
arco
music staff
42. 4/4 meter - denoted C
allegro
up bow
common time
pentascale
43. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
forte
music staff
up bow
slur
44. Very - very loud (fff)
fortississimo
chromatics
moderato
bar line
45. The end
arpeggio
half step
fine
forte
46. Gradually getting slower
ledger line
sharp
crescendo
ritardando
47. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order
scale
common time
mezzo forte
up bow
48. 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.
pianississimo
time signature
measure
clef sign
49. A five note scale
moderato
measure
pentascale
double bar
50. To lift the bow and return it to it's starting point
natural
pianissimo
chord
bow lift