Elements of Music: Dynamics

The term forte means that the performer should do what?

• Play Loud

• Get faster

• Play Soft

• Get slower

What does the term dynamics refer to in music?

• The speed of the music in beats per minute.

• The harmonic rate of change in the structure of music.

• The Volume of music or how loud or soft the music is to be played

• The main theme of the music that the listener may sing back later.

Which term would refer to playing soft?

• Piano

• Crescendo

• Forte

• Decrescendo

What time period of music do you think music dynamics was originally written?

• Contemporary Music

• Romantic

• Classical

• Renaissance

• Baroque

What is this symbol?

• Forte

• Decrescendo

• Piano

• Crescendo

What is this marking?

• Pianissimo

• Piano

• Pianississimo

• Mezzopiano

What is this marking?

• pianissimo

• piano

• mezzopiano

• pianississimo

• P

What will a performer do if they are to crescendo in the music?

• Slow down

• Gradually get softer

• Get faster

• Gradually get louder

What type of music do you think would utilize dynamic markings in the music?

• Main stream popular music

• Hip Hop

• Instrumental

• Choir

• Sacred or Church music

What is this marking?

• rallentando

• crescendo

• maestoso

• decrescendo