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Elements of Music: Dynamics

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The term forte means that the performer should do what?

a)

Play Loud

b)

Get faster

c)

Play Soft

d)

Get slower

2.

What does the term dynamics refer to in music?

a)

The speed of the music in beats per minute.

b)

The harmonic rate of change in the structure of music.

c)

The Volume of music or how loud or soft the music is to be played

d)

The main theme of the music that the listener may sing back later.

3.

Which term would refer to playing soft?

a)

Piano

b)

Crescendo

c)

Forte

d)

Decrescendo

4.

What time period of music do you think music dynamics was originally written?

a)

Contemporary Music

b)

Romantic

c)

Classical

d)

Renaissance

e)

Baroque

5.

What is this symbol?

a)

Forte

b)

Decrescendo

c)

Piano

d)

Crescendo

6.

What is this marking?

a)

Pianissimo

b)

Piano

c)

Pianississimo

d)

Mezzopiano

7.

What is this marking?

a)

pianissimo

b)

piano

c)

mezzopiano

d)

pianississimo

e)

P

8.

What will a performer do if they are to crescendo in the music?

a)

Slow down

b)

Gradually get softer

c)

Get faster

d)

Gradually get louder

9.

What type of music do you think would utilize dynamic markings in the music?

a)

Main stream popular music

b)

Hip Hop

c)

Instrumental

d)

Choir

e)

Sacred or Church music

10.

What is this marking?

a)

rallentando

b)

crescendo

c)

maestoso

d)

decrescendo

11.

What is this marking?

a)

mezzoforte

b)

forte

c)

fortissimo

d)

Fortississimo

12.

What is this marking?

a)

mezzoforte

b)

forte

c)

fortissimo

d)

fortississimo

e)

f

13.

What does this marking mean the performer should do?

a)

To play as soft as possible

b)

To play as loud as possible

c)

To play medium volume

d)

To play softy

14.

Which dynamic marking is between forte and piano?

a)

pianissimo

b)

mezzopiano

c)

fortissimo

15.

Wich of these markings would be the loudest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Which of these is the softest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

What does the suffix mezzo mean in musical dynamics?

a)

loud

b)

medium

c)

large

d)

soft

18.

What does the superlative -issimo mean when used in music dynamics?

a)

latin for loud

b)

french for soft

c)

italian for very

d)

english for quiet

19.

What is the primary language used in music terminology?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

Latin

d)

Italian