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Dynamics and Tempo

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

refers to the volume of a sound

a)

Pitch

b)

Interval

c)

Tempo

d)

Dynamics

2.

the loudness or softness in music

a)

Pitch

b)

Interval

c)

Tempo

d)

Dynamics

3.

What is Tempo?

a)

How loud or soft the music should be

b)

The speed of a piece of music

c)

mf

d)

piano

4.

What do Dynamics tell you?

a)

How fast to play the music

b)

How loud or soft to play the music

c)

Andante

d)

Adagio

5.

Forte means?

a)

loud

b)

soft

c)

medium loud

d)

medium soft

6.

Presto means?

a)

slow

b)

soft

c)

loud

d)

very fast

7.

Largo is a _______ marking and means ______?

a)

Dynamic; slow

b)

Tempo; slow

c)

Dynamic; fast

d)

Tempo; fast

8.

Mezzo Piano (mp) is a ________ marking and means _______?

a)

Tempo; slow

b)

Dynamic; soft

c)

Tempo; medium soft

d)

Dynamic; medium soft

9.

pp means?

a)

fast

b)

slow

c)

very loud

d)

very soft

10.

Allegro is a ________ marking and means ______?

a)

Dynamic; fast

b)

Tempo; fast

c)

Dynamic; soft

d)

Tempo; loud

11.

mf means?

a)

soft - piano

b)

loud - forte

c)

medium loud - mezzo forte

d)

very loud - fortissimo

12.

What language are music words written in?

a)

English

b)

Italian

c)

Spanish

d)

French

13.

The word "moderato" means

a)

Very Fast

b)

Fast

c)

Slow

d)

Walking speed

14.

Adagio means the tempo will be_______.

a)

slower than largo

b)

a walking pace

c)

slow

d)

medium pace

15.

In music if the tempo is very very fast and lively it is?

a)

Largo

b)

Allegro

c)

Presto

d)

Vivace

16.

if you see accelerando in music it me to_____________.

a)

get softer

b)

gradually get faster

c)

gradually get louder

d)

get slower

17.

Ritardando means to _________________________________.

a)

get softer

b)

gradually get louder

c)

gradually get faster

d)

gradually get slower

18.

If you see "a tempo" in music it means to _______________________.

a)

Change tempos and go faster than the previous tempo

b)

go really slow then really fast

c)

return to the previous tempo

d)

choose your own pace

19.

Pianississimo means what in English? ________________

a)

soft

b)

very very loud

c)

very soft

d)

very very soft

20.

The symbol for medium loud is? ___________

a)

mp

b)

mrs

c)

mf

d)

mu

21.

The Italian term fortissimo means____________.

a)

medium soft then medium loud

b)

very loud

c)

louder than fortississimo

d)

very very soft

22.

If I need the music to be the loudest it can be I need to mark it with what?

a)

ppp

b)

ff

c)

mf

d)

fff

23.

This symbol <> means what?

a)

grater than, less than

b)

big then little

c)

get loud then get soft

d)

stay soft then get softer

24.

The symbol < means

a)

gradually get louder

b)

gradually get slower

c)

immediately get quite

d)

gradually get softer

25.

The symbol for decrescendo is ______________.

a)

*

b)

^

c)

>

d)

#

26.

Pianississimo means what in English? ________________

a)

soft

b)

very very loud

c)

very soft

d)

very very soft

27.

What does the word "dynamic" mean?

a)

Volume

b)

Speed

28.

What does the word "tempo" mean?

a)

Volume

b)

Speed

29.

What does "forte" mean?

a)

Quiet

b)

Medium Loud

c)

Loud

d)

Very Loud

30.

What language are music words written in?

a)

English

b)

Italian

c)

Spanish

d)

French

31.

What does "allegro" mean?

a)

Very Fast

b)

Very Slow

c)

Fast

d)

Slow

32.

What does the word "presto" mean?

a)

Fast

b)

Very Fast!

c)

Slow

d)

Medium

33.

The word "moderato" means

a)

Very Fast

b)

Fast

c)

Slow

d)

Walking speed

34.

The word "mezzo forte" means

a)

Quiet

b)

Medium Loud

c)

Loud

d)

Very Loud

35.

What does the word "mezzo piano" mean?

a)

Medium Quiet

b)

Loud

c)

Very Loud

d)

Very Quiet

36.

The word "largo" means

a)

Medium

b)

Very Slow

c)

Fast

d)

Slow

37.

What does this sign indicate to the musician?

a)

Play loudly

b)

Play quietly

c)

Gradually get louder

d)

Gradually get softer

38.

What does this sign indicate to the musician?

a)

Play loudly

b)

Play quietly

c)

Gradually get louder

d)

Gradually get softer

39.

What does the dynamic marking "Forte" mean?

a)

Play loudly

b)

Play quietly

c)

Play moderately loud

d)

Play moderately soft.

40.

What does this sign indicate to the musician?

a)

play quietly

b)

play loudly

c)

play moderately soft

d)

gradual increase volume.

41.

What word does this sign stand for?

a)

Forte

b)

Mezzo Forte

c)

Fortissimo

d)

Mezzo Piano

42.

What word does this sign represent?

a)

Forte

b)

decrescendo

c)

crescendo

d)

pianissimo

43.

This sign indicates the ------- of the music?

a)

dynamics (volume)

b)

tempo ( beats per minute)

c)

instruments in the ensemble

d)

Era in Music History.

44.

A tempo that is Adagio is?

a)

Slow

b)

Moderate

c)

Fast

d)

Very Fast

45.

A "walking pace" tempo is?

a)

Adagio

b)

Andante

c)

Presto

d)

Quick

46.

An gradual increase in tempo is a

a)

Rallentando

b)

Accelerando

c)

Ritardando

d)

Presto

47.

" A tempo" means?

a)

slow

b)

fast

c)

start back playing at the original tempo

d)

increase speed

48.

A moderate speed is referred to as?

a)

Andante

b)

Moderato

c)

Presto

d)

Allegro

49.

rall. is the shorten form for?

a)

Rallentando

b)

Ritardando

c)

Accelerando

d)

Presto

50.

rit. is the shorten form for?

a)

Rallentando

b)

Ritardando

c)

Accelerando

d)

Adagio

51.

These two tempo markings mean the same thing?

a)

Presto and Adagio

b)

Allegro and Andante

c)

Rallentando and Ritardando

d)

Forte and Fortissimo

52.

An Allegro tempo is?

a)

slow

b)

fast

c)

gradual increase in speed

d)

gradual decrease in speed

53.

Which word means very slow?

a)

Largo

b)

Allegro

c)

Presto

d)

Pasta

54.

Which word means loud?

a)

Piano

b)

Forte

c)

Presto

d)

Lasagna