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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. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
staccato
chromatics
ledger line
slur
2. Moving the bow toward tip
down bow
chord
ledger line
fortissimo
3. Gradually getting slower
music staff
mezzo forte
forte
ritardando
4. With the bow
pianississimo
diminuendo
arco
arpeggio
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
pizzicato
piano
fortissimo
half step
6. Very - very loud (fff)
fortississimo
scale
whole step
andante
7. Very soft
first and second endings
tempo
pianissimo
tempo
8. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
arpeggio
clef sign
slurred staccato
mezzo forte
9. # - raises the pitch by one half step
sharp
mezzo forte
chromatics
bar line
10. Very very soft
moderato
pizzicato
crescendo
pianississimo
11. Medium loud
mezzo forte
da capo al fine
diminuendo
fine
12. 4/4 meter - denoted C
common time
pianississimo
diminuendo
pentascale
13. To lift the bow and return it to it's starting point
arpeggio
fortississimo
crescendo
bow lift
14. Soft
whole step
scale
mezzo piano
piano
15. Gives the lines and spaces of the staff their names
clef sign
allegro
common time
tie
16. Moderate - neither fast nor slow
scale
moderato
decrescendo
sharp
17. Gradually getting louder
ritardando
sharp
decrescendo
crescendo
18. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played
key signature
staccato
tie
chromatics
19. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
piano
tie
chromatics
legato
20. Rate of speed or pace of music
up bow
mezzo forte
diminuendo
tempo
21. The notes of a chord played in succession to one another - rather than simultaneously; a broken chord
double bar
moderato
arpeggio
slur
22. Return to the beginning - play to the end
pentascale
ledger line
da capo al fine
mezzo forte
23. 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
slur
pianississimo
chord
first and second endings
24. The location where music is written - includes five lines and four spaces.
music staff
common time
clef sign
decrescendo
25. Moderately slow
ledger line
andante
sharp
pizzicato
26. 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
tempo
tie
ledger line
arpeggio
27. 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.
first and second endings
accidental
sharp
time signature
28. A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order
time signature
mezzo piano
arco
scale
29. Notes that are altered with sharps - flats and naturals
tempo
ritardando
mezzo forte
chromatics
30. Smooth - connected
forte
slurred staccato
legato
staccato
31. Soft
common time
time signature
piano
pianississimo
32. Moving the bow toward tip
clef sign
chord
down bow
up bow
33. Very soft
andante
staccato
fortississimo
pianissimo
34. Very - very loud (fff)
half step
down bow
pianissimo
fortississimo
35. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played
key signature
da capo al fine
pianississimo
sharp
36. Plucked
pizzicato
chord
arco
pentascale
37. Smooth - connected
whole step
legato
scale
piano
38. Notes that are altered with sharps - flats and naturals
fortississimo
mezzo forte
first and second endings
chromatics
39. A five note scale
slur
pentascale
bar line
decrescendo
40. Two vertical lines drawn through the staff that indicate the end of a section
key signature
andante
first and second endings
double bar
41. Fast and lively
slurred staccato
moderato
allegro
forte
42. Loud
staccato
arco
ritardando
forte
43. 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
allegro
fine
down bow
44. # - raises the pitch by one half step
pentascale
sharp
mezzo forte
fine
45. Two half steps
ritardando
down bow
whole step
allegro
46. Gradually get softer
decrescendo
sharp
allegro
fine
47. Medium soft
up bow
legato
piano
mezzo piano
48. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
decrescendo
chord
music staff
fine
49. Two vertical lines drawn through the staff that indicate the end of a section
double bar
music staff
crescendo
andante
50. With the bow
half step
arco
down bow
chromatics