WorksheetsPerformance Directions 1
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 15mins
What do dynamics describe?
how high or low a sound is
how loud or soft a sound is
how fast or slow a sound is
how long or short a sound is
What does f stand for?
forte
fort
fast
How do you think this music is to be played?
very loudly
fast
very fast
loudly
Which tempo BEST describes the speed of this piece?
Allegro
Adagio
Which word is similar in meaning to adagio?
allegro
moderato
lento
What dynamic BEST describes this excerpt?
Entirely mp
Entirely p
Movement between p and f
Movement between f and ff
Choose the order of dynamics from quietest to loudest.
ff f mf mp p pp
p pp mf f ff mp
pp p mp mf f ff
pp mp p f ff mf
What does piano forte mean?
soft then immediately loud
loud then immediately soft
entirely loud
entirely soft
The speed in this song is moderate. What Italian term means moderate?
Lento
Adagio
Moderato
Allegro
This song shows passion, yet suspense partly because...
The tempo is lento
The lead vocalist is forte while the background vocalists are piano
The overall music is pianissimo
The lead vocalist is very high pitched
What does tempo describe?
how high or low a sound is
how loud or soft a sound is
how fast or slow a sound is
how long or short a sound is
Match the following tempo markings to their definitions.
Presto
Very quick
Allegro
Fast
Moderato
Moderate
Andante
Walking speed
Adagio
Slow
Draw a circle around a dynamic marking.
What does tempo describe?
speed
volume
pitch
rhythm
What does is this sign called?
diminuendo
ritardando
crescendo
decrescendo
What does this sign ask the musician to do?
gradually get louder
suddenly get louder
suddenly get quieter
gradually get quieter
How fast should this piece be played?
slowly
quickly
fairly fast
