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