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Dynamics

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is the best example of a change in "timbre?"
a)
A drummer repeats a rhythm while gradually getting louder.
b)
A clarinet plays a brief melody, then a trumpet repeats it.
c)
Five violin players remain silent during a flute solo.
2.
What does "mezzo" mean?
a)
Medium, Half
b)
Very, Most
c)
Loud, Strong
d)
Soft, Quiet
3.
Which dynamic level is the loudest?
a)
Piano
b)
Forte
c)
Mezzo Piano
d)
Mezzo Forte
4.
What does the suffix "-issimo" mean?
a)
Little
b)
Sudden
c)
Moderate
d)
Very
5.
What does "forte" mean?
a)
Medium, Half
b)
Very, Most
c)
Strong, Loud
d)
Quiet, Soft
6.
Which term means "to gradually get softer?"
a)
Diminuendo
b)
Tacit
c)
Crescendo
d)
Piano
7.
Which is the best example of a "crescendo?"
a)
A flute plays softly followed by a sudden loud note from the orchestra.
b)
A slow piece of music gradually gets faster and faster.
c)
Strings start a passage of music at mezzo-piano and grow to forte over the course of eight beats. 
8.
How should someone sing music with the pictured dynamic level?
a)
gradually slowing down
b)
perfectly
c)
medium loud
d)
softly