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