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