assessment music vocabulary

Which is faster: Adagio or Allegro?

• Adagio

• Allegro

A piece of music that is played at a walking pace is played....

• Presto

• Largo

• Andante

What articulation means to play with emphasis?

• Marcato
• Accent
• Tenuto
• Staccato

What articulation means to play full value?

• Tenuto
• Accent
• Staccato
• Marcato

What dynamic means soft?

• piano
• mezzo piano
• forte
• mezzo forte

What dynamic means medium soft?

• piano
• mezzo piano
• mezzo forte
• forte

Which dynamic means to gradually get louder?

• Crescendo
• Decrescendo

What dynamic means medium loud?

• piano
• mezzo piano
• mezzo forte
• forte

What dynamic means loud?

• piano
• mezzo piano
• mezzo forte
• forte

The order of dynamics from softest to loudest is......

• p, mp, pp, ff, mf, f
• pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff
• ff, f, mf, mp, p, pp
• f, mf, ff, pp, mp, p