WorksheetsExpressive Devices
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is an expressive device?
Something used to make music hard for performers
The way a performer creates their own interpretation of music
An electronic device that tells you how expressive you are playing
The tools a performer uses to improvise
Name the four expressive devices we use in music.
Articulation
Tempo
Range
Timbre
Dynamics
Which expressive device involves gradually getting louder?
Ritardando
Crescendo
Diminuendo
Staccato
What is the term for gradually slowing down the tempo?
Accelerando
Rubato
Ritardando
Fermata
True or False: Staccatos tell the player to play with a smooth and connected style.
True
False
True or False: Fortissimo means "very loudly" in Italian.
True
False
True or false: Bright and Dark are the only two ways to describe timbre.
True
False
What does the symbol "p" indicate?
Piano (meaning soft)
Piano (meaning very loud)
Forte (meaning very soft)
Forte (meaning loud)
What does ritardando mean?
Gradually getting louder
Gradually getting softer
Gradually slowing down
Gradually getting faster
What does "rubato" mean?
to get stronger (volume)
with strict tempo
with flexible tempo
with a sudden change in tempo
