Music Theory Quiz #19

What do tempo markings tell us?

• How loud or soft you play

• How fast or slow to play

• When to enter

• What note to play

What is allegro?

• slow

• moderate

• fast

• gradually getting faster

Ritardando = gradually slowing down

• true

• false

Is presto faster than andante?

• Yes

• No

Accelerando is gradually speeding up

• True

• False

Are tempo marking written under the staff?

• Yes

• No

What is the Italian word for very slow?

• Adagio

• Allegretto

• Largo

• Andante

The device for measuring beats per minute is called?

• Tempo marks

• Meter

• Tempo

• Metronome

Andante means.

• Walking pace

• Slow pace

• fast

• snail speed

The Italian word for very, very fast is.

• Presto

• Allegretto

• Allegro

• Crescendo