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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. Two vertical lines drawn through the staff that indicate the end of a section
diminuendo
repeat sign
common time
double bar
2. Medium loud
da capo al fine
mezzo forte
andante
tempo
3. Two half steps
repeat sign
whole step
arco
pianissimo
4. 4/4 meter - denoted C
repeat sign
music staff
chord
common time
5. With the bow
da capo al fine
arco
common time
sharp
6. Gradually getting slower
ritardando
diminuendo
common time
chromatics
7. 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
arpeggio
measure
pianissimo
8. Return to the beginning - play to the end
crescendo
fortississimo
da capo al fine
arpeggio
9. 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
mezzo piano
fortissimo
andante
first and second endings
10. Soft
piano
forte
measure
slur
11. 4/4 meter - denoted C
forte
arpeggio
da capo al fine
common time
12. The notes of a chord played in succession to one another - rather than simultaneously; a broken chord
arpeggio
natural
forte
pizzicato
13. Smooth - connected
down bow
pentascale
andante
legato
14. Very loud
staccato
fortississimo
legato
fortissimo
15. The vertical line placed on the staff to divide the music into measures
measure
bar line
natural
bow lift
16. A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
sharp
moderato
chord
scale
17. Very soft
pianissimo
clef sign
bow lift
fortississimo
18. Gradually getting louder
key signature
crescendo
ritardando
key signature
19. Rate of speed or pace of music
time signature
whole step
tempo
piano
20. Moving the bow toward frog
up bow
forte
double bar
scale
21. Very - very loud (fff)
fortississimo
legato
up bow
measure
22. Gradually getting louder
allegro
repeat sign
crescendo
fortississimo
23. To lift the bow and return it to it's starting point
pentascale
allegro
bow lift
time signature
24. Two half steps
slur
ritardando
whole step
half step
25. 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
mezzo piano
pianissimo
accidental
26. With the bow
slur
clef sign
arco
staccato
27. 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
bow lift
half step
repeat sign
28. Moderate - neither fast nor slow
moderato
diminuendo
ritardando
diminuendo
29. Medium soft
bar line
sharp
accidental
mezzo piano
30. Plucked
fortissimo
pizzicato
double bar
tempo
31. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
up bow
whole step
legato
slur
32. The end
slurred staccato
fine
legato
pianissimo
33. 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
pentascale
half step
legato
moderato
34. Soft
fine
chord
pianississimo
piano
35. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played
key signature
staccato
mezzo piano
moderato
36. Gradually getting slower
ritardando
crescendo
fortissimo
fortississimo
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
measure
allegro
half step
fortissimo
38. 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.
time signature
fine
decrescendo
pentascale
39. Loud
moderato
forte
whole step
whole step
40. Moving the bow toward tip
down bow
pianissimo
ritardando
ledger line
41. Smooth - connected
mezzo piano
legato
tie
key signature
42. # - raises the pitch by one half step
down bow
clef sign
key signature
sharp
43. A musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
tempo
accidental
forte
chord
44. Curved line that connects notes of different pitches - play all notes that are connected in one bow
double bar
slurred staccato
chromatics
tie
45. Gradually get softer
pianissimo
mezzo piano
decrescendo
down bow
46. Medium soft
mezzo piano
piano
key signature
measure
47. Gives the lines and spaces of the staff their names
slur
clef sign
common time
legato
48. A series of staccato notes played while the bow moves in one direction
andante
slurred staccato
diminuendo
staccato
49. Gradually getting softer
key signature
fine
arco
diminuendo
50. Rate of speed or pace of music
diminuendo
slur
tempo
common time