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Middle School Orchestra
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
performing-arts
,
music
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Plucked
pizzicato
music staff
andante
pentascale
2. 4/4 meter - denoted C
scale
up bow
scale
common time
3. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
mezzo forte
andante
fortississimo
slurred staccato
4. Gradually getting louder
common time
crescendo
pianissimo
tempo
5. Repeat the previous section of music. Go back to the nearest repeat sign - or to the beginning of the piece if there is none.
measure
repeat sign
sharp
natural
6. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
allegro
fortissimo
arpeggio
chord
7. A note that is not affected by either a sharp or a flat - a natural sign cancels a previous sharp or flat
scale
natural
crescendo
pianississimo
8. The space between two bar lines
andante
accidental
measure
clef sign
9. Moderate - neither fast nor slow
ritardando
key signature
moderato
half step
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
double bar
half step
pianissimo
ledger line
11. The notes of a chord played in succession to one another - rather than simultaneously; a broken chord
clef sign
arpeggio
mezzo piano
arco
12. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
slur
tie
ritardando
bar line
13. Moving the bow toward frog
forte
up bow
time signature
clef sign
14. Very - very loud (fff)
fortississimo
pianissimo
tempo
slur
15. Moving the bow toward tip
bar line
measure
music staff
down bow
16. Gradually getting slower
ritardando
measure
arco
chromatics
17. With the bow
arco
sharp
legato
first and second endings
18. Moderately slow
whole step
mezzo piano
measure
andante
19. Gradually getting softer
pianissimo
diminuendo
arpeggio
scale
20. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
accidental
allegro
slurred staccato
music staff
21. 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.
mezzo piano
mezzo forte
legato
time signature
22. A note that is not affected by either a sharp or a flat - a natural sign cancels a previous sharp or flat
da capo al fine
pentascale
mezzo piano
natural
23. Two vertical lines drawn through the staff that indicate the end of a section
time signature
double bar
ledger line
chromatics
24. Moderately slow
andante
common time
ritardando
down bow
25. Gives the lines and spaces of the staff their names
piano
first and second endings
clef sign
crescendo
26. Fast and lively
common time
pentascale
scale
allegro
27. Detached
fortissimo
staccato
andante
half step
28. Smooth - connected
legato
time signature
double bar
accidental
29. 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
legato
pianissimo
half step
30. Very soft
ritardando
slurred staccato
key signature
pianissimo
31. Very very soft
moderato
pianississimo
slurred staccato
bar line
32. 4/4 meter - denoted C
andante
mezzo piano
chord
common time
33. Gradually getting slower
bow lift
fortissimo
ritardando
fortissimo
34. A five note scale
repeat sign
slur
pentascale
bow lift
35. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
tie
fine
time signature
staccato
36. Very - very loud (fff)
pizzicato
fortississimo
pentascale
diminuendo
37. Rate of speed or pace of music
key signature
half step
tempo
fortissimo
38. 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
andante
first and second endings
mezzo forte
sharp
39. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order
scale
fortississimo
fine
sharp
40. Return to the beginning - play to the end
mezzo piano
fine
da capo al fine
andante
41. Two vertical lines drawn through the staff that indicate the end of a section
legato
double bar
arpeggio
allegro
42. Gives the lines and spaces of the staff their names
legato
ritardando
mezzo piano
clef sign
43. Medium soft
first and second endings
mezzo piano
measure
piano
44. Moderate - neither fast nor slow
mezzo piano
moderato
first and second endings
bow lift
45. 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.
accidental
bar line
time signature
andante
46. # - raises the pitch by one half step
sharp
pentascale
clef sign
down bow
47. Very very soft
pianississimo
half step
staccato
down bow
48. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order
slur
pizzicato
fortississimo
scale
49. The end
mezzo piano
crescendo
mezzo forte
fine
50. A five note scale
music staff
pentascale
arpeggio
arco