music vocal quiz

Pianissimo is an Italian dynamic marking described as

• loud

• moderately quiet

• quiet

• very quiet

The ability to accurately read and sing the pitches, rhythms, and words of a musical piece at first sight.

• sight-singing

• impromptu singing

• vocalization

• singing solo

It is the organization of music in time using long and short note values.

• Tempo

• Rhythm

• Melody

• Beat

It is equal to half of a whole rest and sits on the 3rd line.

• Whole rest

• half rest

• quarter rest

• eight rest

Crescendo is an Italian dynamic marking which means

• Gradually louder

• Gradually softer

• Gradual retard

• none of the choices

A _______ means to rest (or remain silent) for an entire measure

• Whole rest

• Whole note

• Half note

• Half rest

Four ________= Two half rests

• Clefs

• measure

• Quarter notes

• Bars

It is two or more notes played at the same time. It is also the combination of two or more pitches.

• Tempo

• Melody

• Form

• Harmony

It is a tone color or sound quality of the instruments.

• Timbre

• Melody

• Form

• Tempo

Two _____equal the duration of one whole note.

• whole rest

• Whole notes

• Quarter notes

• Half notes