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Grade 1 Music Performance Directions

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Italian term for this sign, and what is the English meaning?

a)

Forte - loud

b)

Fortissimo - very loud

c)

Fortissimo - very soft

d)

Forte - very loud

2.

What is the Italian term for this sign and what is the meaning?

a)

Mezzo forte - moderately loud

b)

Mezzo pezzo - moderately soft

c)

Mezzo piano - moderately soft

d)

Mezzo piano - moderately loud

3.

What does this sign mean?

a)

Decrescendo - Gradually getting louder

b)

Crescendo - Gradually getting softer

c)

Decrescendo - Gradually getting softer

d)

Crescendo - Gradually getting louder

4.

What is the Italian term for "loud"?

a)

Fortissimo

b)

Pianissimo

c)

PIano

d)

Forte

5.

Diminuendo (dim.) has the same meaning as decrescendo.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What does "a tempo" mean?"

a)

In time

b)

Fairly quick

c)

Gradually getting quicker

d)

Gradually getting slower

7.

What is the Italian word for "quick"?

a)

Adagio

b)

Andante

c)

Allegro

8.

What does "Andante" mean?

a)

Slow

b)

At a walking pace (medium speed)

c)

Quick

9.

What does this sign mean?

a)

ritenuto - gradually getting slower

b)

ritenuto - gradually getting faster

10.

What does "adagio" mean?

a)

Fairly quick

b)

Slow

c)

Quick

11.

"Rallentando" has the same meaning as "Ritenuto".

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is the Italian term for "sweetly"?

a)

Fine

b)

Dolce

c)

Legato

13.

What does "cantabile" mean?

a)

Smoothly

b)

In a singing style

c)

Sweetly

14.

What does stacc. mean?

a)

Accent

b)

Loud

c)

Short and detached

15.

If you see the sign D.C. (da capo) , what should you do?

a)

Play in time

b)

Stop playing

c)

Repeat from the beginning

16.

This sign means:

a)

Repeat sign

b)

The end of the piece

c)

Perform an octave higher

d)

Double bar line

17.

This is a pause sign.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What does this curved line mean?

a)

It is a tie

b)

It is a slur

19.

This means :

a)

120 crotchet notes

b)

120 crotchet beats

c)

120 crotchet beats in a minute

d)

120 crotchets in the melody

20.

What does this sign mean?

a)

It is a tie - hold the value for both notes

b)

It is a slur - play it smoothly

21.

What does "8va" mean?

a)

Play at an octave higher

b)

Repeat the notes

22.

What does this sign mean?

a)

Accent - play the note with emphasis

b)

Legato - play it smoothly

c)

Staccato - short and detached