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