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Musical Expressions

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which musical expression means "softly"?

a)

Presto

b)

Cantabile

c)

Piano

d)

Forte

2.

What musical expression instructs to perform "in a singing style"?

(a)  

3.

Pianissimo means...

a)

softly

b)

very softly

c)

gracefully

d)

quickly

4.

At the end of a music piece, which expression would be most appropriate?

a)

Moderato

b)

Vivace

c)

Fine

d)

Grazioso

5.

The musical expression meaning "in a grand and majestic manner" is...

a)

grandioso

b)

accelerando

c)

staccato

d)

presto

6.

What does "forte" mean?

a)

Smoothly

b)

Quickly

c)

Gracefully

d)

Loudly

7.

The musical expression for the term "very loudly" is...

(a)  

8.

Which of the following pairs of musical expressions are antonyms?

a)

Crescendo and Diminuendo

b)

Cantabile and Staccato

c)

Spirito and Presto

d)

Adagio and Lento

9.

What is the meaning of "poco a poco"?

a)

With spirit and life

b)

Repeat from the beginning

c)

Little by little

d)

Gradually getting louder

10.

The abbreviation "D.C." stands for (1), which means (2).

a)

(1) Da Capo

(2) Short and detached notes

b)

(1) Di Cono

(2) Repeat from the beginning

c)

(1) Da Capo

(2) Repeat from the beginning

d)

(1) Di Cono

(2) Short and detached notes

11.

"Legato" means...

a)

Smoothly

b)

Quickly

c)

Slowly

d)

Gracefully

12.

"Moderato" means...

a)

At a quick pace

b)

Calmly

c)

At a moderate pace

d)

With motion/movement

13.

Which musical expression means "with movement"?

a)

Con Moto

b)

Con Comida

c)

Spirito

d)

Piano

14.

The correct spelling of the musical term meaning "lively and animated" is...

a)

Vivase

b)

Vivache

c)

Veevache

d)

Vivace

15.

Two of the following expressions are synonyms; both meaning "slowly". Select the two that correspond.

a)

Adagio

b)

Legato

c)

Lento

d)

Allegro

16.

What does "staccato" mean?

a)

In a grand and majestic manner

b)

Repeat from the beginning

c)

In a singing style

d)

Short and detached notes

17.

The "tempo" of a musical piece refers to its...

a)

pitch

b)

speed or time

c)

emotion

d)

length

18.

"Presto" means...

a)

very fast

b)

very slow

c)

smoothly

d)

slowly

19.

The musical term meaning "slow and broad" is...

(a)  

20.

Which musical term has the meaning "gracefully"?

a)

Grazioso

b)

Grandioso

c)

Crescendo

d)

Staccato

21.

Which musical term corresponds with "gradually increasing the speed"?

a)

Fortissimo

b)

Diminuendo

c)

Accelerando

d)

Cantabile

22.

"Diminuendo" is the opposite of "crescendo". What does "diminuendo" mean?

a)

With spirit and life

b)

Little by little

c)

Gradually getting louder

d)

Gradually getting softer

23.

What is the musical term meaning "quickly"?

(a)  

24.

What is the meaning of "crescendo"?

a)

Gradually getting louder

b)

Short and detached notes

c)

Gradually getting softer

d)

Softly

25.

"With spirit and life" is the meaning of which musical term?

a)

Staccato

b)

Con Moto

c)

Spirito

d)

Forte