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