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