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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
.
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. Moving the bow toward frog
up bow
scale
forte
first and second endings
2. 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
accidental
bar line
accidental
3. To lift the bow and return it to it's starting point
bow lift
moderato
up bow
bar line
4. Gradually get softer
half step
half step
decrescendo
arco
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
slurred staccato
sharp
half step
ledger line
6. Two vertical lines drawn through the staff that indicate the end of a section
time signature
ledger line
double bar
slurred staccato
7. Gradually getting softer
natural
ledger line
half step
diminuendo
8. The vertical line placed on the staff to divide the music into measures
bar line
scale
whole step
tempo
9. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
slur
legato
crescendo
chord
10. Very - very loud (fff)
slurred staccato
diminuendo
fortississimo
key signature
11. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
pianissimo
pizzicato
slurred staccato
bar line
12. Smooth - connected
pianississimo
decrescendo
legato
chromatics
13. A note that is not affected by either a sharp or a flat - a natural sign cancels a previous sharp or flat
first and second endings
common time
natural
fortississimo
14. Two half steps
forte
pentascale
whole step
repeat sign
15. Moderately slow
bar line
pizzicato
andante
measure
16. Very loud
time signature
fortissimo
pentascale
repeat sign
17. Loud
common time
forte
key signature
music staff
18. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
natural
natural
slurred staccato
double bar
19. Detached
staccato
andante
first and second endings
up bow
20. With the bow
mezzo forte
arco
da capo al fine
scale
21. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
repeat sign
mezzo piano
chord
crescendo
22. Smooth - connected
legato
clef sign
slur
music staff
23. Gradually getting slower
ritardando
natural
da capo al fine
da capo al fine
24. Very soft
first and second endings
ritardando
decrescendo
pianissimo
25. Repeat the previous section of music. Go back to the nearest repeat sign - or to the beginning of the piece if there is none.
andante
first and second endings
repeat sign
piano
26. Very very soft
mezzo piano
first and second endings
pianississimo
arpeggio
27. Gradually get softer
sharp
piano
key signature
decrescendo
28. Fast and lively
whole step
scale
allegro
mezzo forte
29. Soft
piano
forte
repeat sign
arpeggio
30. The notes of a chord played in succession to one another - rather than simultaneously; a broken chord
pianississimo
ritardando
arpeggio
staccato
31. Very loud
sharp
music staff
whole step
fortissimo
32. Loud
forte
andante
double bar
natural
33. A note that is not affected by either a sharp or a flat - a natural sign cancels a previous sharp or flat
decrescendo
legato
key signature
natural
34. Medium soft
clef sign
slurred staccato
mezzo piano
fortississimo
35. The vertical line placed on the staff to divide the music into measures
tempo
bar line
slurred staccato
pentascale
36. Gives the lines and spaces of the staff their names
fine
chord
ledger line
clef sign
37. Plucked
pizzicato
tie
piano
natural
38. Detached
diminuendo
staccato
double bar
mezzo piano
39. To lift the bow and return it to it's starting point
bow lift
moderato
fine
common time
40. Moving the bow toward tip
ritardando
down bow
clef sign
half step
41. 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
decrescendo
measure
half step
chromatics
42. # - raises the pitch by one half step
sharp
da capo al fine
andante
key signature
43. # - raises the pitch by one half step
slur
tie
chord
sharp
44. The notes of a chord played in succession to one another - rather than simultaneously; a broken chord
repeat sign
andante
arpeggio
crescendo
45. Soft
pianissimo
piano
mezzo piano
pentascale
46. With the bow
ledger line
arco
chord
pentascale
47. Very soft
mezzo piano
decrescendo
pianissimo
pizzicato
48. Medium soft
mezzo piano
accidental
chord
ledger line
49. Moderately slow
accidental
andante
key signature
sharp
50. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played
slurred staccato
moderato
ledger line
key signature