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WorksheetsMusic Vocabulary and Symbols Test
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 5hrs 35mins
What does this symbol mean?
Loud
Soft
Medium Loud
Medium Soft
What does this symbol mean?
Loud
Soft
Medium Loud
Medium Soft
What does this symbol mean?
Gradually Louder
Gradually Softer
Very Loud
Very Soft
Fortino
Piano
Forte
Fortissimo
What does this symbol mean?
Gradually Louder
Gradually Softer
Very Loud
Very Soft
What does this symbol mean?
Loud
Soft
Medium Loud
Medium Soft
What does this symbol mean?
Loud
Soft
Medium Loud
Medium Soft
What suffix do you add to an Italian word to mean "more" or "very?"
-mezzo
-poco
-issimo
-inigo
What music term means ‘to get gradually softer’?
Forte
Crescendo
Diminuendo
Piano
What music term means ‘to get gradually louder’?
Forte
Crescendo
Decrescendo
Piano
What does this symbol mean?
Gradually Louder
Gradually Softer
Very Loud
Very Soft
What does this symbol mean?
Gradually Louder
Gradually Softer
Very Loud
Very Soft
The word "diminuendo" can also be called...
decrescendo
crescendo
accelerando
ritardando
Fine means to...
End the song
Go back to the beginning
Repeat the marked section
Go to the marked sign
This symbol is called...
Segno
Capo
Coda
Repeat
Dal Segno means to...
Return to the sign
Return to the beginning
Repeat the marked section
Go to the ending
What does presto mean?
very fast
at an easy walking pace
at a moderate speed
moderately fast
What does allegro mean?
fast and lively
at an easy walking pace
at a moderate speed
moderately fast
What does andante mean?
fast and lively
at an easy walking pace
at a moderate speed
moderately fast
What does adagio mean?
fast and lively
at an easy walking pace
at a moderate speed
slowly
Is presto a dynamic marking or a tempo?
tempo
dynamic
Is andante a dynamic marking or a tempo?
tempo
dynamic
Is piano a dynamic marking or a tempo?
tempo
dynamic
Poco means...
little
more
extremely
repeat
Translate this instruction: poco a poco accelerando e crescendo
little by little, get faster and louder
faster and faster, get slower and louder
little by little, get slower and louder
faster and faster, speed up and get softer
Which term means "gradually getting faster?"
accelerando
crescendo
diminuendo
accent
What word indicates a sudden and immediate slowing down?
ritenuto
ritardando
diminuendo
rubato
What word indicates gradually slowing down?
ritenuto
ritardando
accelerando
crescendo
Which one of these is the fastest tempo marking?
Presto
Andante
Adagio
Grave
What does "tempo" mean?
How fast or slow the music is.
How loud or soft the music is.
How high or low the music is.
How long it takes to play the whole song.
What are dynamics?
How fast or slow the music is.
How loud or soft the music is.
How high or low the music is.
How long it takes to play the whole song.
What would you do if you saw this abbreviation in your music?
Gradually Slow Down
Gradually Speed Up
Gradually get quieter.
Immediately Speed Up
What would you do if you encountered this instruction in your music?
Return to the Previous Speed
Speed Up
Slow Down
Get Louder
name this symbol.
fortissimo: play as loud as you can
femata: shorten the note
fermata: hold the note longer than normal
coda - ending
A repeat sign tells you go back to the __________________
beginning or previous repeat and play again.
previous time signature.
coda.
the sign.
What type of articulation is this?
Accent
Tenuto
Marcato
Legato
What type of articulation is this?
Marcato
Tenuto
Slur
Accent
How would you perform this marked note?
Smoothly
With Emphasis
Detached
Quietly
In this example, which measures get repeated?
1 and 2
3 and 4
None of them
The entire line gets repeated
In this example, which measures get repeated?
1 and 2
3 and 4
None of them
All of them
In this example, which measures get repeated?
1 and 2
3 and 4
None of them
All of them
FREE POINT! What is your favourite dessert?
The best word to describe tempo moderato is...
fast
slow
walking
moderate
If you encountered "da capo" in your music, what would you do?
Repeat the piece from the beginning.
Play the marked section twice.
Skip to the end.
Find the matching symbol and begin from there.
Translate the following Italian direction: molto rallentando
slow down a little
slow down a lot
speed up a little
speed up a lot
Allegretto is a tempo that is...
faster than andante
slower than andante
slower than lento
faster than presto
Lento is...
a slow tempo
a fast tempo
a quiet dynamic
a loud dynamic
To direct a musician to play "like a singer," you would say...
singare
cantabile
cantamos
canned ham
"Subito" means...
subtle
quiet
loud
sudden
If you saw this marking in your music, what would you do?
Return to the previous speed.
Return to the previous volume.
Return to the beginning of the piece.
Return to the segno marking.
