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SCDBA Terms - Tempo

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

If allegro means rapid and lively, what does allegretto mean?

a)

slightly faster than allegro

b)

light and moderately quick, but NOT as fast as allegro

c)

very slow

d)

very fast

2.

After a ritardando (gradual slow-down), sometimes you'll see "a tempo." What does that mean?

a)

Pick your own tempo

b)

Return to the original speed; in time

c)

gradually faster

d)

hold out the note

3.

Imagine your parent is driving and they accelerate (go faster) after a stoplight. When we gradually go faster in music, it's called:

a)

legato

b)

andante

c)

accelerando

d)

moderato

4.

A rapid and lively tempo for music is

a)

largo

b)

moderato

c)

allegro

d)

presto

5.

Andante and andantino are both moderately slow tempos, but one of them is slightly faster. Which one?

a)

Andante is a little quicker

b)

Andantino is a little quicker

c)

They are both actually the same tempo

6.

Largo and presto (very fast) are opposites. What tempo is largo?

a)

very slow

b)

gradually slower

c)

gradually faster

d)

moderately slow, but moving

7.

If you wanted to write a piece of music with a VERY fast tempo, what marking would you put at the beginning of the piece?

a)

moderato

b)

allegro

c)

andantino

d)

presto

8.

Which two terms both mean gradually slower?

a)

rallentando; largo

b)

ritardando; tempo

c)

presto; accelerando

d)

rallentando; ritardando

9.

The time/speed of the music (how fast or slow you should play) is called the:

a)

tempo

b)

fermata

c)

dynamics

d)

del segno

10.

This tempo marking means to play "moderately" (between andantino tempo and allegro tempo)

a)

moderato

b)

largo

c)

presto

d)

rallentando