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