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