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