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Music Terms and signs revision

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Allegro molto means

a)

happily

b)

less quickly

c)

quickly

d)

very quick and lively

2.

Adagio assai means

a)

not too slow

b)

very slow

c)

a little slow

d)

a little slower

3.

this symbol means

a)

forte subito - suddenly a bit louder

b)

crescendo - getting louder

c)

diminuendo - less loud

d)

molto crescendo - getting much louder

4.

getting faster in italian is

a)

aspettando

b)

crescendo

c)

accelerando

d)

a tempo

5.

andante means

a)

holding back

b)

at a moderately slow pace

c)

at a brisk walking speed

d)

short and detached

6.

mezzo piano means

a)

becoming softer

b)

moderately soft

c)

soft

d)

very soft

7.

which of these terms or symbols means short and detached

a)

pizzicato

b)

legato

c)

staccato

d)

agitato

e)
8.

Scherzando means

a)

seriously, gravely

b)

lightly and detached

c)

with humour, jokingly

d)

heavily

9.

In a singing manner in italian is

a)

affabile

b)

mesto

c)

cantabile

d)

molto giocoso

10.

Allegro is the opposite of

a)

dolce

b)

agitato

c)

lento

d)

rallentando

11.

Da capo means

a)

from the beginning

b)

from capo

c)

from the second bar

d)

repeat

12.

Which of the following means sadly

a)

mesto

b)

dolce

c)

maestoso

d)

pesante

13.

You will see a tempo or tempo primo after which of the following?

a)

diminuendo

b)

ritardando

c)

accelerando

d)

crescendo

14.

Fortissimo means

a)

as loud and fast as possible

b)

loud

c)

getting louder

d)

very loud

15.

Lento means the same as

a)

dolce

b)

andante

c)

mesto

d)

adagio

16.

Which of these mean getting gradually slower

a)

ritenuto

b)

rallentando

c)

ritardando

d)

accelerando

17.

Which of the following means hold back, getting slower at once

a)

ritardando

b)

ritenuto

c)

rallentando

d)

sforzando

18.

The composer instructs me to play in a singing manner. He writes:

a)

Leggero

b)

Dolce

c)

Cantabile

d)

Mesto

19.

this symbol means

a)

dal segno - repeat from the sign

b)

da capo - repeat from the beginning

20.

which is the symbol of Pause:

a)
b)
c)
21.

this is a :

a)

slur - play notes legato

b)

tie - do not play the second note

22.

Explain this metronome mark

a)

40 crotchet beats in a second

b)

40 beats in a minute

c)

40 crotchet beats in a minute

23.

This means I should play the notes

a)

an octave higher

b)

an octave lower

c)

at pitch