Basic Music Terms and Vocabulary

What is the musical term that means to play soft (quietly)?

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What musical term means to play notes smooth and connected?

• Piano

• Forte

• Legato

• Staccato

What musical term means to play LOUD?

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What muscial term means to play notes VERY LOUD?

• Forte

• Staccato

• Fortissimo

• Pianissimo

What musical term means to play medium quiet?

• Piano

• Pianissimo

• Mezzo Forte

• Mezzo Piano

Which musical term means to play notes short and detached?

• Staccato

• Legato

• Forte

• Fortimssimo

What musical term means to play notes medium LOUD?

• Forte

• Mezzo Piano

• Mezzo Forte

• Fortissimo

What musical term means to gradually play notes louder?

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Which tempo marking means to play quickly?

• Largo

• Piano

• Presto

• Crescendo

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