WorksheetsMusic Terms and signs revision
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Allegro molto means
happily
less quickly
quickly
very quick and lively
Adagio assai means
not too slow
very slow
a little slow
a little slower
this symbol means
forte subito - suddenly a bit louder
crescendo - getting louder
diminuendo - less loud
molto crescendo - getting much louder
getting faster in italian is
aspettando
crescendo
accelerando
a tempo
andante means
holding back
at a moderately slow pace
at a brisk walking speed
short and detached
mezzo piano means
becoming softer
moderately soft
soft
very soft
which of these terms or symbols means short and detached
pizzicato
legato
staccato
agitato
Scherzando means
seriously, gravely
lightly and detached
with humour, jokingly
heavily
In a singing manner in italian is
affabile
mesto
cantabile
molto giocoso
Allegro is the opposite of
dolce
agitato
lento
rallentando
Da capo means
from the beginning
from capo
from the second bar
repeat
Which of the following means sadly
mesto
dolce
maestoso
pesante
You will see a tempo or tempo primo after which of the following?
diminuendo
ritardando
accelerando
crescendo
Fortissimo means
as loud and fast as possible
loud
getting louder
very loud
Lento means the same as
dolce
andante
mesto
adagio
Which of these mean getting gradually slower
ritenuto
rallentando
ritardando
accelerando
Which of the following means hold back, getting slower at once
ritardando
ritenuto
rallentando
sforzando
The composer instructs me to play in a singing manner. He writes:
Leggero
Dolce
Cantabile
Mesto
this symbol means
dal segno - repeat from the sign
da capo - repeat from the beginning
which is the symbol of Pause:
this is a :
slur - play notes legato
tie - do not play the second note
Explain this metronome mark
40 crotchet beats in a second
40 beats in a minute
40 crotchet beats in a minute
This means I should play the notes
an octave higher
an octave lower
at pitch
