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Music vocabulary - Orchestra

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Italian word that means soft?

a)

sopranino

b)

ciao

c)

piano

d)

Buonanotte

2.

Mezzoforte means...

a)

Medium loud

b)

Medium soft

c)

soft

d)

loud

3.

How many quarter note beats are in a 4/4 measure?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

5

4.

Which part needs to be brought out?

a)

My part

b)

Percussion parts

c)

Harmony

d)

Melody

5.

This is an example of a...

a)

tie

b)

slur

c)

happy face

d)

something I play

6.

This is an example of a...

a)

I just play it

b)

sideways face

c)

tie

d)

slur

7.

What does this mean?

a)

something I ignore

b)

120 quarter notes in the piece

c)

metronome marking, quarter note equals 120

8.

This means...

a)

I have 15 measures of rest

b)

I count to 15

c)

I have 15 seconds of rest

9.

This is called a...

a)

big blob of ink

b)

multimeasure rest

c)

thing in my music

d)

15 measure repeat

10.

This means to...

a)

Do 2 notes in one bow stroke

b)

Play softer

c)

Play with more force

d)

Change bow direction for both notes

11.

rit. (or ritardando) means...

a)

watch the conductor we are doing pizzicato

b)

watch the conductor we are slowing down

c)

watch the conductor we are getting faster

12.

This is an example of a(n)...

a)

down bow

b)

accent

c)

staccato

d)

up bow

13.

This means to...

a)

play short with space between the notes

b)

play all notes connected with no space

c)

play these notes loud

d)

play these notes soft