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Dynamics and Articulation

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are dynamics?

a)

How long or short you should play a note

b)

The loudness or softness of music

c)

How high or low a note sounds

d)

Which beat to play a note on

2.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
3.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
4.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
5.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
forte
d)
Fortissimo
6.
a)
mezzo piano
b)
mezzo forte
c)
mezzo mezzo
d)
piano
7.
a)
forte
b)
mezzo piano
c)
fortissimo
d)
mezzo forte
8.
a)
harmony 
b)
decrescendo 
c)
crescendo
d)
timbre
9.
a)

Crescendo

b)

Decrescendo

c)

Pac Man

d)

Fermata

10.
What is this symbol's alternative name?
a)
Fermata
b)
Get Softer
c)
Diminuendo
d)
Very Soft
11.
What does decrescendo mean?
a)
To gradually become softer
b)
To sing without music
c)
To sing
d)
To gradually become louder
12.
What does crescendo mean?
a)
To gradually get softer
b)
To sing
c)
To gradually get louder
d)
To hold the note
13.
Which answer is in order from LOUDEST to SOFTEST?
a)
pp,p,mp,mf,f,ff
b)
ff,f,mf,mp,pp,p
c)
pp,p,mp,f,mf,ff
d)
ff,f,mf,mp,p,pp
14.
Which answer is in order from SOFTEST to LOUDEST?
a)
pp,p,mp,mf,f,ff
b)
ff,f,mf,mp,pp,p
c)
pp,p,mp,f,mf,ff
d)
ff,f,mf,mp,p,pp
15.

What does "forte" mean?

a)

Medium

b)

Soft

c)

Loud

d)

Quiet

16.
What does the suffix "-issimo" mean?
a)
Little
b)
Sudden
c)
Moderate
d)
Very
17.
What does "mezzo" mean?
a)
Medium, Half
b)
Very, Most
c)
Loud, Strong
d)
Soft, Quiet
18.
Soft in music is called
a)
pianissimo
b)
piano
c)
forte
d)
forissimo
19.
Very loud in music is called
a)
pianissimo
b)
piano
c)
forte
d)
fortissimo
20.
Very soft in music is called
a)
pianissimo
b)
piano
c)
forte
d)
fortissimo
21.
Mezzo forte means 
a)
medium soft
b)
soft
c)
medium loud
d)
loud
22.
Mezzo piano means 
a)
medium soft
b)
soft
c)
medium loud
d)
loud
23.

Identify the articulation:

a)

Tie

b)

Slur

c)

Marcato

d)

Accent

24.

What is the name of the symbol that tells us to connect two different pitches. They are performed legato.

a)

Tie

b)

Accent

c)

Slur

d)

Staccato

25.

What type of articulation is this?

a)

Accent

b)

Tenuto

c)

Marcato

d)

Legato

26.

What type of articulation is this?

a)

Accent

b)

Staccato

c)

Marcato

d)

Tenuto

27.

True or False: Articulation words tell us how to play different notes

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Staccato means

a)

play the note for its full length

b)

fast notes

c)

notes that are played short sharp and detached

d)

long notes

29.

The musical parameter that determines how a note or phrases is sounded

a)

Tempo

b)

Articulation

c)

Dynamics

30.

What is this articulation?

a)

Marcato

b)

Accent

c)

Tie

d)

Slur

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