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WorksheetsGrade 1 Music Performance Directions
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the Italian term for this sign, and what is the English meaning?
Forte - loud
Fortissimo - very loud
Fortissimo - very soft
Forte - very loud
What is the Italian term for this sign and what is the meaning?
Mezzo forte - moderately loud
Mezzo pezzo - moderately soft
Mezzo piano - moderately soft
Mezzo piano - moderately loud
What does this sign mean?
Decrescendo - Gradually getting louder
Crescendo - Gradually getting softer
Decrescendo - Gradually getting softer
Crescendo - Gradually getting louder
What is the Italian term for "loud"?
Fortissimo
Pianissimo
PIano
Forte
Diminuendo (dim.) has the same meaning as decrescendo.
True
False
What does "a tempo" mean?"
In time
Fairly quick
Gradually getting quicker
Gradually getting slower
What is the Italian word for "quick"?
Adagio
Andante
Allegro
What does "Andante" mean?
Slow
At a walking pace (medium speed)
Quick
What does this sign mean?
ritenuto - gradually getting slower
ritenuto - gradually getting faster
What does "adagio" mean?
Fairly quick
Slow
Quick
"Rallentando" has the same meaning as "Ritenuto".
True
False
What is the Italian term for "sweetly"?
Fine
Dolce
Legato
What does "cantabile" mean?
Smoothly
In a singing style
Sweetly
What does stacc. mean?
Accent
Loud
Short and detached
If you see the sign D.C. (da capo) , what should you do?
Play in time
Stop playing
Repeat from the beginning
This sign means:
Repeat sign
The end of the piece
Perform an octave higher
Double bar line
This is a pause sign.
True
False
What does this curved line mean?
It is a tie
It is a slur
This means :
120 crotchet notes
120 crotchet beats
120 crotchet beats in a minute
120 crotchets in the melody
What does this sign mean?
It is a tie - hold the value for both notes
It is a slur - play it smoothly
What does "8va" mean?
Play at an octave higher
Repeat the notes
What does this sign mean?
Accent - play the note with emphasis
Legato - play it smoothly
Staccato - short and detached
