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Gr1 terminology

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Give the Italian for: from the beginning

a)

Dal Segno

b)

The end

c)

Accented

d)

Da Capo

2.

What is the English meaning of 'Tenuto'

a)

Accented

b)

Getting louder

c)

Hold for its full value

d)

Short and detached

3.

What is the Italian term for 'slow'

a)

Allegro

b)

Andante

c)

Lento

d)

Presto

4.

What is the Italian for 'moderate'

a)

Lento

b)

Moderato

c)

Allegretto

d)

Presto

5.

What does 'espressivo' mean?

a)

Getting louder

b)

Softly

c)

Expressively

d)

Sweetly

6.

What does Andante mean?

a)

Lively and fast

b)

With movement

c)

At an easy walking pace

d)

Broadly

7.

What is the Italian for 'very fast'?

a)

Largo

b)

Andante

c)

Adagio

d)

Presto

8.

Select the sign for 'very loud':

a)

Ff

b)

pp

c)

mf

d)

mp

9.

What does 'crescendo' mean:

a)

Gradually getting faster

b)

Gradually getting softer

c)

Suddenly loud

d)

Gradually getting louder

10.

What does 'Fine' mean:

a)

Sweetly

b)

Broadly

c)

Repeat

d)

The end

11.

What is Italian for 'moderately lively'?

a)

Dolce

b)

Espressivo

c)

Tenuto

d)

Allegretto

12.

Diminuendo means:

a)

Getting softer

b)

Getting faster

c)

Getting louder

d)

Getting slower

13.

Select the correct meanding for 'Adagio':

a)

Slowly

b)

Crescendo

c)

Accelerando

d)

Ritardando

14.

Select the meaning of 'moderato':

a)

Moderately

b)

Fast and lively

c)

Spirited

d)

Slow

15.

What is the meaning of Presto?

a)

Quickly, fast

b)

Fast and lively

c)

Spirited

d)

Moderatly

16.

Select the meaning of accelerando

a)

Gradually increase the tempo

b)

Gradually decrease the tempo

c)

Suddenly faster

d)

Suddenly slower

17.

Rallentando and ritardando mean:

a)

Gradually getting slower

b)

Gradually getting faster

c)

Suddenly fast

d)

Suddenly slow

18.

Ritenuto means

a)

Held back

b)

Gradually getting slower

c)

Gradually getting faster

d)

Pause

19.

A tempo means:

a)

In time (normally after and slowing down or speeding up)

b)

At a consistent speed

c)

Slower

d)

Faster

20.

A tie between notes means to

a)

Add the note values together, and hold the note for the sum of the note values

b)

Pause

c)

Slow down

d)

Held back

21.

Select the meanings of a slur

a)

The length of a phrase

b)

Play smooth and well connected

c)

Play short and detached

d)

Play these notes with one bow

e)

The notes slurred form a harmony, so you can blur them together

22.

Select what a doule bar line indicates

a)

End of piece

b)

End of section

c)

Note groupings faster than a crotchet

23.

What do bar lines do?

(a)  

24.

Syncopation is

a)

a shifting of the normal accent, usually by stressing the normally unaccented beats

b)

notes and rests that emphasise the accented beats

25.

One or more unstressed notes before the first bar line of a piece or passage is called

a)

An anacrusis

b)

Syncopation