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Expressive Devices

Authored by Brian Corbeille

Performing Arts

9th - 12th Grade

Used 4+ times

Expressive Devices
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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an expressive device?

Something used to make music hard for performers

The way a performer creates their own interpretation of music

An electronic device that tells you how expressive you are playing

The tools a performer uses to improvise

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Name the four expressive devices we use in music.

Articulation

Tempo

Range

Timbre

Dynamics

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which expressive device involves gradually getting louder?

Ritardando

Crescendo

Diminuendo

Staccato

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for gradually slowing down the tempo?

Accelerando

Rubato

Ritardando

Fermata

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: Staccatos tell the player to play with a smooth and connected style.

True

False

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: Fortissimo means "very loudly" in Italian.

True

False

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or false: Bright and Dark are the only two ways to describe timbre.

True

False

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