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Music Vocabulary

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a coda?
a)
The beginning
b)
The middle of a song
c)
Notes that are purple.
d)
An ending passage
2.

Forte means

a)

Loud

b)

Quiet

c)

Medium Loud

d)

Very Quiet

3.

Piano means

a)

Loud

b)

Quiet

c)

Medium Loud

d)

Very Quiet

4.

How loud and quiet the music is

a)

Dynamics

b)

Meter

c)

Tempo

d)

Instrumentation

5.

The speed of the music

a)

Dynamics

b)

Meter

c)

Tempo

d)

Instrumentation

6.

Crescendo

a)

Getting softer

b)

Getting slower

c)

Getting faster

d)

Getting louder

7.

Mezzo Piano

a)

Loud

b)

Getting louder

c)

Getting softer

d)

Medium Soft

8.

play at a fast and lively speed

a)

andante

b)

largo

c)

allegro

d)

treble clef

9.

What is this called?

a)

Repeat

b)

Measure

c)

Half Note

d)

Time Signature

10.

What do you do when you see this?

a)

Skip it

b)

Just play it as usual

c)

Repeat it

d)

Play it louder

11.

What is this symbol?

a)

Bass Clef

b)

Repeat sign

c)

Forte

d)

Treble Clef

12.

What musical symbol is this?

a)

Whole rest

b)

Quarter rest

c)

Half rest

d)

Eighth rest

13.

Which musical term means "VERY quiet?"

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.
The spaces in the treble clef spell a word...what is that word?
a)
FACE
b)
FEAR
c)
GABE
d)
BEAD
15.

Which musical term means "loud"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.
What does Da capo mean?
a)
Repeat from the beginning.
b)
Go to the ending section.
c)
Repeat from the sign.
d)
Stop
17.
What does Dal segno mean?
a)
Repeat from the beginning.
b)
Sing the ending section.
c)
Repeat from the sign.
d)
Stop
18.
D.C. is an abbreviation for what term?
a)
Fine
b)
Da Capo
c)
Coda
d)
Dal Segno
19.
D.S. is an abbreviation for what term?
a)
Dal Segno
b)
Fine
c)
Da Capo
d)
Coda
20.
What is a coda?
a)
The beginning
b)
The middle of a song
c)
Notes that are purple.
d)
An ending passage
21.
What does fine mean?
a)
The beginning
b)
The sign
c)
The end
d)
The middle
22.
What does D.C. al coda mean?
a)
Repeat from the sign and sing to the coda.
b)
Repeat from the beginning and sing to the coda.
23.
What does D.S. al Fine mean?
a)
Repeat from the sign and sing to the end.
b)
Repeat from the beginning and sing to the end.
24.
Name this musical symbol.
a)
Fine
b)
Coda
c)
Slur
d)
Staccato
25.
Name this musical symbol.
a)
Tenuto
b)
Staccato
c)
Slur
d)
Accent
26.
What is the name of the curved line in this image?
a)
Tenuto
b)
Slur
c)
Staccato
d)
Accent
27.
What is the name of this musical symbol?
a)
The End
b)
Coda
c)
The Sign
d)
Staccato
28.
Name this musical symbol.
a)
Staccato
b)
Sharp
c)
Accent
d)
Tenuto
29.
A staccato tells you to play a note short and detached.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
A tenuto tells you play a note louder than the other notes.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
An accent tells you to hold a note for its full value.
a)
True
b)
False
32.

The BEAT is

a)

the pattern of sounds and silence

b)

the steady pulse of music

c)

how high or low the sounds are

d)

the same as melody

33.

RHYTHM is

a)

the pattern of sounds and silence in music

b)

the steady pulse of the music

c)

always the same

d)

the same as timbre

34.

MELODY is the combination of

a)

rhythm and beat

b)

pitch and harmony

c)

rhythm and pitch

d)

beat and timbre

35.

TIMBRE is

a)

what makes your heart beat

b)

the unique sound of a voice or instrument

c)

what they say when chopping down a tree

d)

another word for melody

36.

Percussion instruments are played by

a)

blowing, bowing, or plucking

b)

bowing, plucking or strumming

c)

striking, shaking, or scraping

d)

sipping, slurping, or gulping

37.

The STAFF is made up of

a)

6 lines and 8 spaces

b)

3 lines and 7 spaces

c)

12 lines and 11 spaces

d)

5 lines and 4 spaces

38.

The PERCUSSION CLEF is used for

a)

stringed instruments

b)

wind instruments

c)

brass instruments

d)

percussion instruments

39.

A repeat sign tells a musician to

a)

play a section again

b)

stop playing

c)

eat lunch earlier

d)

play louder

40.

1/4 = 2/8: so one quarter note is equal to

a)

six whole notes

b)

two eighth notes

c)

eight bananas

d)

one eighth note

41.

A quarter note stands for one beat of sound, and a quarter rest stands for

a)

three beats of sound

b)

two beats of silence

c)

one beat of silence

d)

four beats of sound