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Tempo and Dynamics

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   is the speed in music of the fastness and slowness of the beats in music.

2.

What is the Italian term of very slow, broad?

a)

largo

b)

lento

c)

adagio

d)

grave (gra-ve)

3.

What is the Italian term of very fast?

a)

allegro

b)

allegretto

c)

presto

d)

prestissimo

4.

What is the Italian term of very, very fast?

a)

allegro

b)

allegretto

c)

presto

d)

prestissimo

5.

What is the Italian term of gradually becoming faster?

a)

accelerando

b)

ritardando

c)

a tempo

d)

a vivace

6.

What is the Italian term of gradually becoming slower?

a)

accelerando

b)

ritardando

c)

a tempo

d)

a vivace

7.

What is the Italian term of lively?

a)

accelerando

b)

ritardando

c)

a tempo

d)

a vivace

8.

Which tempo means very fast?

a)

Adagio

b)

Largo

c)

Andante

d)

Presto

9.

What does BPM stand for in music?

a)

beats per metronome

b)

bpm

c)

beats per moment

d)

beats per minute

10.

What tempo marking means fast?

a)

allegro

b)

largo

c)

presto

d)

prestissimo

11.

What tool is used solely to measure BPM?

a)

piano

b)

watch

c)

metronome

d)

clock

12.

Which tempo is faster?

a)

adagio

b)

presto

13.

The speed of the beat is a definition for

a)

pulse

b)

beat

c)

steady

d)

tempo

14.

Choose the correct musical definition for piano.

a)

soft

b)

loud

c)

slow

d)

fast

15.

Choose the correct musical definition for forte.

a)

soft

b)

loud

c)

slow

d)

fast

16.

Choose the correct musical definition for mezzo forte.

a)

medium soft

b)

medium loud

c)

moderately slow

d)

moderately fast

17.

Choose the correct musical definition for mezzo piano.

a)

medium soft

b)

medium loud

c)

moderately slow

d)

moderately fast

18.

Choose the correct musical definition for pianissimo.

a)

very soft

b)

very loud

c)

very fast

d)

very slow

19.

Choose the correct musical definition for fortissimo.

a)

very soft

b)

very loud

c)

very fast

d)

very slow

20.

Choose the correct musical definition for accelerando.

a)

gradually getting softer

b)

gradually getting louder

c)

gradually getting slower

d)

gradually getting faster

21.

Choose the correct musical definition for ritardando

a)

gradually getting softer

b)

gradually getting louder

c)

gradually getting slower

d)

gradually getting faster

22.

Choose the correct musical definition for decrescendo.

a)

gradually getting softer

b)

gradually getting louder

c)

gradually getting slower

d)

gradually getting faster

23.

Vivace

a)

Lively and fast

b)

Gradually slower

c)

Moderately

d)

Nickname of Vivian Sebastien Bach

24.

What tempo is grave?

a)

As fast as possible

b)

Walking pace

c)

Very, Very Slow and Solemn

d)

Lively and Brightly

25.

What tempo is largo?

a)

Very, Very Slow 20-40 bpm

b)

Very Slow; 40-60 bpm

c)

Medium speed; 106-120 bpm

d)

Very, Very Fast

Over 200 bpm

26.

What tempo is adagio?

a)

Medium Speed

b)

Very, Very Fast

c)

Quickly and Brightly

d)

Slow and Stately;

At Ease

27.

The fastest tempo is called ___________?

a)

Grave

b)

Prestissimo

c)

Adagio

d)

Moderato