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Dynamics - Music

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
2.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
3.
a)

Pianissimo

b)

Piano

c)

Forte

d)

Pianoissimo

4.
a)

Forteissimo

b)

Piano

c)

forte

d)

Fortissimo

5.
a)
harmony 
b)
decrescendo 
c)
crescendo
d)
timbre
6.
a)
mezzo piano
b)
mezzo forte
c)
mezzo mezzo
d)
piano
7.
a)
forte
b)
mezzo piano
c)
fortissimo
d)
mezzo forte
8.

What does crescendo mean?

a)

To gradually get softer

b)

To suddenly get louder

c)

To gradually get louder

d)

To suddenly get softer

9.

What is this symbol's name?

a)

Fermata

b)

Get Softer

c)

Decrescendo

d)

Crescendo

10.

what does mezzo piano mean?

a)

medium loud

b)

very loud

c)

silent

d)

medium soft

11.
What dynamic level would you say a rocket ship blasting off would be?
a)
Mezzo Forte
b)
Fortissimo
c)
Forte
d)
Pianissimo
12.
Why dynamic level would you use to tell your friend a secret? 
a)
Fortissimo
b)
Forte
c)
Piano
d)
Pianissimo
13.

Mezzo forte means

a)

medium loud

b)

loud

c)

medium soft

d)

very soft

14.

Very soft is

a)

mezzo piano

b)

piano

c)

mezzo forte

d)

pianissimo

15.

"issimo" at the end of a word means:

a)

kinda

b)

soft

c)

very

d)

loud

16.

what is the meaning of a dynamic

a)

how soft or loud you sing or play

b)

how loud or soft you hear

c)

how LOUD you sing

d)

how soft you sing

17.

a person singing soft then getting louder is

a)

crescendo

b)

decrescendo

18.

What dynamic level does a typical teacher use to teach?

a)

Pianissimo

b)

Mezzo-Forte

c)

Piano

d)

Mezzo-Piano

19.

Dynamics tell you how ___________ the music is.

a)

Low or High

b)

Loud or Soft

c)

Fast or Slow

20.
What does "mezzo" mean?
a)
Medium, Half
b)
Very, Most
c)
Loud, Strong
d)
Soft, Quiet
21.
Which dynamic level is the loudest?
a)
Piano
b)
Forte
c)
Mezzo Piano
d)
Mezzo Forte
22.
Which term means "to gradually get softer?"
a)
Diminuendo
b)
Tacit
c)
Crescendo
d)
Piano
23.
Which is the best example of a "crescendo?"
a)
A flute plays softly followed by a sudden loud note from the orchestra.
b)
A slow piece of music gradually gets faster and faster.
c)
Strings start a passage of music at mezzo-piano and grow to forte over the course of eight beats.