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Musical terms & signs - G9

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mezzo piano means

a)

Play moderately fast

b)

Play moderately slow

c)

Play moderately soft

d)

Play moderately loud

2.

This musical term means to gradually get louder

(a)  

3.

To tell a performer to gradually play slower, the music can have the term(s)

a)

Adagio

b)

Rallentando

c)

Accelerando

d)

Ritardando

4.

Accent means to play a note with emphasis.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

A fermata tells a musician to

a)

Hold a note for longer than usual

b)

Hold a note for shorter than usual

c)

Play a note higher than usual

d)

Play a note lower than usual

6.

The underlined musical term means to

a)

play the section softly

b)

play the section loudly

c)

play the section detached

d)

play the section smoothly

7.

This music should be played

a)

as quickly as possible

b)

at a a walking pace

c)

without any style

d)

slow, broadly

8.

When you see this musical term, you should

a)

gradually get faster

b)

gradually get slower

c)

play fast

d)

play slow

9.

This music will be played (There may be more than one answer)

a)

slow

b)

soft

c)

loud

d)

fast

10.

This music should be played

a)

slowly, in a singing style

b)

moderately fast, in a singing style

c)

gradually slower, in a singing style

d)

gradually faster, in a singing style

11.

Select the word that means short and detached

a)

Accelerando

b)

Simile

c)

Legato

d)

Staccato

12.

A repeat sign means to

a)

Repeat only one note

b)

Repeat only two measures

c)

Repeat the previous section of music

d)

Repeat the music faster

13.

Select the musical term that means to play the music in the same way as the previous section

a)

Cantabile

b)

Simile

c)

Andante

d)

Dolce

14.

An elephant is to lento as a mouse is to

a)

Adagio

b)

Presto

c)

Legato

d)

Ritenuto

15.

Diminuendo means to

a)

Gradually play slower

b)

Gradually play faster

c)

Gradually play louder

d)

Gradually play softer

16.

Select the term that means gradually get faster

a)

Presto

b)

Lento

c)

Ritardando

d)

Accelerando

17.

The underlined musical direction means

a)

108 beats in a bar

b)

108 beats in a note

c)

108 beats in a song

d)

108 beats in a minute

18.

This term means to play slowly

(a)  

19.

In this section, a musician should

a)

Gradually play louder and then gradually play softer

b)

Gradually play softer and then gradually play louder

c)

Play loud and then play soft

d)

Play fast and then play slow

20.

A tie means to

a)

Play notes smoothly

b)

Play notes as one continuous notes

c)

Play notes faster

d)

Play notes detached