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