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Middle School Orchestra
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
performing-arts
,
music
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. The vertical line placed on the staff to divide the music into measures
bar line
key signature
pizzicato
music staff
2. Detached
diminuendo
staccato
pizzicato
sharp
3. Two half steps
measure
arpeggio
repeat sign
whole step
4. Fast and lively
bow lift
scale
forte
allegro
5. Medium loud
arco
first and second endings
decrescendo
mezzo forte
6. The notes of a chord played in succession to one another - rather than simultaneously; a broken chord
music staff
tie
arpeggio
tempo
7. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
common time
crescendo
music staff
slur
8. Gradually getting slower
ledger line
forte
ritardando
whole step
9. Plucked
tempo
piano
pizzicato
slurred staccato
10. Moving the bow toward tip
up bow
decrescendo
pianissimo
down bow
11. Repeat the previous section of music. Go back to the nearest repeat sign - or to the beginning of the piece if there is none.
accidental
arpeggio
repeat sign
tie
12. The notes of a chord played in succession to one another - rather than simultaneously; a broken chord
arpeggio
tempo
common time
down bow
13. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order
tempo
andante
scale
slurred staccato
14. Gradually getting slower
piano
diminuendo
ritardando
slur
15. Return to the beginning - play to the end
chord
da capo al fine
crescendo
music staff
16. Very very soft
staccato
down bow
pianississimo
forte
17. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
repeat sign
pianissimo
forte
chord
18. # - raises the pitch by one half step
crescendo
fine
sharp
fortissimo
19. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
legato
tie
clef sign
piano
20. Gradually getting louder
crescendo
andante
bow lift
sharp
21. Moderately slow
forte
bar line
andante
half step
22. With the bow
first and second endings
pianissimo
half step
arco
23. Moderate - neither fast nor slow
slurred staccato
arco
staccato
moderato
24. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played
key signature
pentascale
allegro
slurred staccato
25. Detached
chromatics
staccato
time signature
tempo
26. Two vertical lines drawn through the staff that indicate the end of a section
bar line
mezzo forte
common time
double bar
27. Gives the lines and spaces of the staff their names
clef sign
staccato
repeat sign
pianississimo
28. The end
fine
sharp
diminuendo
up bow
29. Soft
accidental
arpeggio
staccato
piano
30. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
common time
slurred staccato
repeat sign
bow lift
31. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
chord
fortississimo
crescendo
ledger line
32. Gradually get softer
crescendo
da capo al fine
mezzo piano
decrescendo
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
decrescendo
time signature
bar line
first and second endings
34. 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
da capo al fine
repeat sign
andante
35. 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.
measure
whole step
time signature
music staff
36. 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
ledger line
half step
key signature
down bow
37. Very very soft
pianississimo
decrescendo
common time
half step
38. 4/4 meter - denoted C
decrescendo
music staff
natural
common time
39. Loud
chromatics
forte
first and second endings
natural
40. Notes that are altered with sharps - flats and naturals
chromatics
pianissimo
tie
arco
41. Loud
fine
chord
forte
double bar
42. Moderate - neither fast nor slow
arpeggio
moderato
mezzo piano
double bar
43. Medium soft
ritardando
half step
mezzo piano
music staff
44. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
staccato
double bar
slur
pizzicato
45. Very loud
natural
fortissimo
tempo
ritardando
46. Moving the bow toward tip
down bow
accidental
andante
natural
47. The location where music is written - includes five lines and four spaces.
time signature
arco
music staff
tempo
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.
chord
tie
ledger line
repeat sign
49. Medium loud
pizzicato
piano
mezzo forte
sharp
50. A five note scale
pentascale
bar line
crescendo
allegro