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