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7/8 Music Expression and Dynamics

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What langauge do the musical terms for dynamics come from?

a)

German

b)

English

c)

Italian

d)

French

2.

Where are the dynamic markings placed in vocal music?

a)

above the staff

b)

below the staff

c)

in the staff

d)

in between the grand staff

3.

What is the dynamic term for 'medium'?

a)

mezzo

b)

forte

c)

piano

d)

fortissimo

4.

Draw your best piano.

5.

The suffix 'issimo' means 'very' or 'the most'. True or false?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

What is generally assumed to mean normal volume?

a)

mf

b)

f

c)

ff

d)

mp

7.

What animal was used in the video to emphasise 'piano'?

a)

cats and dogs

b)

lizards and snakes

c)

dogs and puppies

d)

cats and kittens

8.

What does diminuendo mean?

a)

gradually get louder

b)

gradually get softer

c)

loud then soft

d)

soft and then loud

9.

Why is the piano named the piano?

a)

before the piano as we know it today, keyboard instruments didn't have the ability to play with such a variety of dynamics.

b)

because it is soft

c)

because it has a very wide range of dynmaics

d)

Sir Edmund Piano was very good at piano so he got it named after him