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