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Performance Directions 1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do dynamics describe?

a)

how high or low a sound is

b)

how loud or soft a sound is

c)

how fast or slow a sound is

d)

how long or short a sound is

2.

What does f stand for?

a)

forte

b)

fort

c)

fast

3.

How do you think this music is to be played?

a)

very loudly

b)

fast

c)

very fast

d)

loudly

4.

Which tempo BEST describes the speed of this piece?

a)

Allegro

b)

Adagio

5.

Which word is similar in meaning to adagio?

a)

allegro

b)

moderato

c)

lento

6.

What dynamic BEST describes this excerpt?

a)

Entirely mp

b)

Entirely p

c)

Movement between p and f

d)

Movement between f and ff

7.

Choose the order of dynamics from quietest to loudest.

a)

ff f mf mp p pp

b)

p pp mf f ff mp

c)

pp p mp mf f ff

d)

pp mp p f ff mf

8.

What does piano forte mean?

a)

soft then immediately loud

b)

loud then immediately soft

c)

entirely loud

d)

entirely soft

9.

The speed in this song is moderate. What Italian term means moderate?

a)

Lento

b)

Adagio

c)

Moderato

d)

Allegro

10.

This song shows passion, yet suspense partly because...

a)

The tempo is lento

b)

The lead vocalist is forte while the background vocalists are piano

c)

The overall music is pianissimo

d)

The lead vocalist is very high pitched

11.

What does tempo describe?

a)

how high or low a sound is

b)

how loud or soft a sound is

c)

how fast or slow a sound is

d)

how long or short a sound is

12.

Match the following tempo markings to their definitions.

a)

Presto

1.

Very quick

b)

Allegro

2.

Fast

c)

Moderato

3.

Moderate

d)

Andante

4.

Walking speed

e)

Adagio

5.

Slow

13.

Draw a circle around a dynamic marking.

14.

What does tempo describe?

a)

speed

b)

volume

c)

pitch

d)

rhythm

15.

What does is this sign called?

a)

diminuendo

b)

ritardando

c)

crescendo

d)

decrescendo

16.

What does this sign ask the musician to do?

a)

gradually get louder

b)

suddenly get louder

c)

suddenly get quieter

d)

gradually get quieter

17.

How fast should this piece be played?

a)

slowly

b)

quickly

c)

fairly fast