WorksheetsElements of Music: Dynamics
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
The term forte means that the performer should do what?
Play Loud
Get faster
Play Soft
Get slower
What does the term dynamics refer to in music?
The speed of the music in beats per minute.
The harmonic rate of change in the structure of music.
The Volume of music or how loud or soft the music is to be played
The main theme of the music that the listener may sing back later.
Which term would refer to playing soft?
Piano
Crescendo
Forte
Decrescendo
What time period of music do you think music dynamics was originally written?
Contemporary Music
Romantic
Classical
Renaissance
Baroque
What is this symbol?
Forte
Decrescendo
Piano
Crescendo
What is this marking?
Pianissimo
Piano
Pianississimo
Mezzopiano
What is this marking?
pianissimo
piano
mezzopiano
pianississimo
P
What will a performer do if they are to crescendo in the music?
Slow down
Gradually get softer
Get faster
Gradually get louder
What type of music do you think would utilize dynamic markings in the music?
Main stream popular music
Hip Hop
Instrumental
Choir
Sacred or Church music
What is this marking?
rallentando
crescendo
maestoso
decrescendo
What is this marking?
mezzoforte
forte
fortissimo
Fortississimo
What is this marking?
mezzoforte
forte
fortissimo
fortississimo
f
What does this marking mean the performer should do?
To play as soft as possible
To play as loud as possible
To play medium volume
To play softy
Which dynamic marking is between forte and piano?
pianissimo
mezzopiano
fortissimo
Wich of these markings would be the loudest?
Which of these is the softest?
What does the suffix mezzo mean in musical dynamics?
loud
medium
large
soft
What does the superlative -issimo mean when used in music dynamics?
latin for loud
french for soft
italian for very
english for quiet
What is the primary language used in music terminology?
English
Spanish
Latin
Italian
