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