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Accidentals/Dynamics/Articulation

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What do flat signs do to a note?
a)
Makes it higher
b)
Makes it lower
c)
Keeps it normal
d)
Changes the color
2.
How does a sharp sign affect a note?
a)
Makes it lower
b)
Makes it higher
c)
No effect
d)
Makes it shorter
3.
What does a natural sign indicate about a note?
a)
Play louder
b)
Play softer
c)
Play normally
d)
Skip
4.
Which sign would you use to return a note to its natural state?
a)
Flat
b)
Sharp
c)
Natural
d)
Double sharp
5.
How long does an accidental last on a note according to the one measure rule?
a)
Half a measure
b)
Entire measure
c)
Quarter measure
d)
Two measures
6.

What does "f" stand for?

a)

Mezzo Piano

b)

Mezzo Forte

c)

Piano

d)

Forte

7.

What does "p" stand for?

a)

Mezzo Piano

b)

Mezzo Forte

c)

Piano

d)

Forte

8.

What does "mp" stand for?

a)

Mezzo Piano

b)

Mezzo Forte

c)

Piano

d)

Forte

9.

What does "mf" stand for?

a)

Mezzo Piano

b)

Mezzo Forte

c)

Piano

d)

Forte

10.

What does "pp" stand for?

a)

Pianissino

b)

Mezzo piano

c)

Piano

d)

Forte

11.

What does "ff" stand for?

a)

Pianissino

b)

Mezzo forte

c)

Fortissimo

d)

Forte

12.

What does mezzo piano mean?

a)

Medium loud

b)

Medium soft

c)

softest

d)

loud

13.

What does forte mean?

a)

Loudest

b)

Very loud

c)

Loud

d)

Soft

14.

What does pianissimo mean?

a)

Medium loud

b)

Medium soft

c)

Very loud

d)

Very soft

15.

What does mezzo forte mean?

a)

Loudest

b)

Medium loud

c)

Medium soft

d)

Very very loud

16.

What does fortissino mean?

a)

Very Loud

b)

Medium loud

c)

Soft

d)

Very very loud

17.

What does piano mean?

a)

Loudest

b)

Very loud

c)

Loud

d)

Soft

18.

What does crescendo mean?

a)

Gradually get quieter

b)

Get loud quickly

c)

Gradually get louder

d)

Get soft quickly

19.

What does decrescendo mean?

a)

Gradually get quieter

b)

Get loud quickly

c)

Gradually get louder

d)

Get soft quickly

20.

What is the meaning of dynamics?

a)

How to get louder

b)

How soft or loud the music is

c)

How to get softer

d)

What tempo to go

21.

How do we measure dynamics?

a)

By how it feels

b)

By what the music says

c)

By what the teacher says

d)

By how great the music is

22.

Which of these are in the correct order?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

What type of articulation is this?

a)

Accent

b)

Tenuto

c)

Marcato

d)

Legato

24.

What type of articulation is this?

a)

Tie

b)

Staccato

c)

Tenuto

d)

Marcato

25.

What type of articulation is this?

a)

Tenuto

b)

Accent

c)

Marcato

d)

Slur

26.

What type of articulation is this?

a)

Accent

b)

Staccato

c)

Marcato

d)

Tenuto

27.

What type of articulation is this?

a)

Marcato

b)

Tenuto

c)

Slur

d)

Accent

28.

What type of accent is this?

a)

Staccato

b)

Marcato

c)

Tenuto

d)

Tie

29.

What type of articulation is this?

a)

Accent

b)

Marcato

c)

Legato

d)

Tenuto

30.

What type of articulation is this?

a)

Tenuto

b)

Staccato

c)

Tie

d)

Accent

31.

What is the definition of articulation?

a)

volume in music

b)

tempo, or the speed of music

c)

the type of attack used to play a note or a group of notes

d)

balance in music

32.

What is the definition of legato?

a)

to play in a smooth and connected style

b)

to play at a fast speed

c)

to play in a short and choppy style

d)

to play at a slow tempo

33.

What is the name of this articulation?

a)

Tenuto

b)

Slur

c)

Tie

d)

Legato

34.

What is the name of this articulation?

a)

Legato

b)

Tenuto

c)

Slur

d)

Tie

35.

Tenuto means to...

a)

emphasize the note

b)

play the note separated and detached

c)

play the note for its full value

d)

play the note detached and stressed

36.

Accent means to...

a)

emphasize the note

b)

play the note separated and detached

c)

play the note for its full value

d)

play the note detached and stressed

37.

Marcato means to...

a)

emphasize the note

b)

play the note separated and detached

c)

play the note for its full value

d)

play the note detached and stressed

38.

Staccato means to...

a)

emphasize the note

b)

play the note separated and detached

c)

play the note for its full value

d)

play the note detached and stressed