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The Signs! The Signs! Musical signs.

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which element of music uses the terms loud and soft?

a)

Timbre

b)

Duration

c)

Pitch

d)

Dynamics

2.

Define forte.

a)

Loud

b)

Soft

c)

Gradually getting louder

d)

Gradually getting softer

3.

Define piano.

a)

Loud

b)

Soft

c)

Gradually getting louder

d)

Gradually getting softer

4.

Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Pitch

d)

Duration

5.

Define Adagio.

a)

Slow

b)

Walking Pace

c)

Fast

d)

Very fast

6.

Define Allegro.

a)

Slow

b)

Walking Pace

c)

Fast

d)

Very fast

7.

Which element of music uses the term high and low?

a)

Pitch

b)

Texture

c)

Dynamics

d)

Duration

8.

What two words can be used to describe dynamics?

a)

Loud or soft

b)

Fast or slow

c)

High or low

d)

Think or thin

9.

What two words can be used to describe tempo?

a)

Loud or soft

b)

Fast or slow

c)

Long or short

d)

Smooth or detached

10.
What does decrescendo mean?
a)
To gradually become softer
b)
To sing without music
c)
To sing with accompaniment
d)
To gradually become louder
11.
Which element means VOLUME?
a)
Rhythm
b)
Dynamics
c)
Pitch
d)
Texture
12.
...... means moderately soft?
a)
Mezzo Piano
b)
Mezzo Forte
c)
Fortississimo
d)
Pianississimo
13.
What does mezzo stand for?
a)
Very
b)
Medium
c)
Issimo
d)
Soft
14.

A crescendo is a dynamic marking which indicates to ____?

a)

sing softly

b)

gradually decrease volume

c)

repeat

d)

gradually increase volume

15.
What does fortissimo mean?
a)
Loud
b)
Very Soft
c)
Very Loud
d)
Soft
16.

What is this articulation?

a)

Staccato

b)

Tenuto

c)

Slur/Legato

d)

Accent

17.
Identify the articulation:
a)
Staccato
b)
Tenuto
c)
Marcato
d)
Accent
18.

What type of articulation is this?

a)

Accent

b)

Staccato

c)

Marcato

d)

Tenuto

19.

Staccato means to...

a)

emphasize the note

b)

play the note separated and detached

c)

play the note for its full value

d)

play the note detached and stressed

20.
a)

sharp

b)

flat

c)

natural

21.

What is this sign?

a)

sharp

b)

flat

c)

natural

22.
a)

sharp

b)

flat

c)

natural

23.

This symbol is a:

a)

Bar line

b)

Double bar line

c)

Repeat sign

d)

Ledger line

24.

What does it mean when there is only one repeat sign, and it's at the end of a song?

a)

repeat the last line

b)

repeat the entire song

c)

repeat just one section

25.

What does it mean when there are two repeat signs facing different directions?

a)

repeat the entire song

b)

repeat the section between the repeat signs