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Dynamics Basics (8th)

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we mean by "dynamics" in music?

a)

how soft or loud you sing or play

b)

how loud or soft you hear something

c)

how loud you sing

d)

how soft you sing

2.

What does "piano" mean in English? (related to dynamics, not instruments)

a)

very quiet

b)

quiet

c)

medium quiet

d)

very loud

e)

loud

3.

What does crescendo mean?

a)

to gradually get softer

b)

to get slower

c)

to gradually get louder

d)

to get faster

4.

In dynamics, what does this indicate?

a)

piano

b)

forte

c)

mezzo forte

d)

fortissimo

5.

In dynamics, what does this indicate?

a)

pianissimo

b)

fortissimo

c)

forte

d)

piano

6.

What does decrescendo mean?

a)

to gradually get softer

b)

to gradually become louder

c)

to sing

d)

to go fast

7.

In dynamics, what does this indicate?

a)

piano

b)

mezzo forte

c)

forte

d)

fortissimo

8.

In dynamics, what does this indicate?

a)

pianissimo

b)

mezzo piano

c)

fortissimo

d)

mezzo forte

9.
a)

fortissimo

b)

pianissamo

c)

forte

d)

piano

10.

In mezzo-piano and mezzo-forte what does "mezzo" mean

a)

loud

b)

medium

c)

soft

d)

hard

11.

What does "forte" mean?

a)

loud

b)

soft

c)

very loud

d)

medium loud

12.

Listen carefully to this piece of music and indicate the dynamic levels from beginning through the entire piece. (You might have to listen a couple of times)

a)

piano - forte

b)

piano - forte - piano

c)

forte - piano - forte

d)

no changes in dynamic level.

13.

Listen carefully to this piece of music and indicate the dynamic levels from beginning through the entire piece. (You might have to listen a couple of times)

a)

piano - forte

b)

piano - forte - piano

c)

forte - piano - forte

d)

no changes in dynamic level.

14.

Listen carefully to this piece of music and indicate the dynamic levels from beginning through the entire piece. (You might have to listen a couple of times)

a)

piano - forte

b)

piano - forte - piano

c)

forte - piano - forte

d)

no changes in dynamic level.

15.

Look carefully at this piece of music with five lines. Which line would be played the loudest?

a)

1st line (pp)

b)

2nd line (fff)

c)

3rd line (mp)

d)

4th (mf)

e)

5th line (f)

16.

What volume would you perform this selection?

a)

very, very soft

b)

very, very loud

c)

medium loud

d)

at whatever volume I feel like at the time.

17.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

crescendo

b)

decrescendo

c)

faster

d)

slower

18.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

crescendo

b)

decrescendo

c)

faster

d)

slower

19.

Reorder the following dynamic markings from softest to loudest:

a)

pp

b)

mp

c)

mf

d)

f

e)

ff

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)