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8th Musical Terms Quiz

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: Play the note short and light.

a)

Staccato

b)

Legato

c)

Forte

d)

Piano

2.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: Gradually increase volume.

a)

Crescendo

b)

Decrescendo

c)

Staccato

d)

Legato

3.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: Soft.

a)

Piano

b)

Forte

c)

Allegro

d)

Adagio

4.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: Gradually slow down.

a)

Ritardando

b)

Accelerando

c)

Staccato

d)

Legato

5.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: Lowers a note one half step, stays in effect for the entire measure.

a)

Flat

b)

Sharp

c)

Natural

d)

Crescendo

6.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: Shows which notes are played as flats or sharps within a piece.

a)

Key signature

b)

Time signature

c)

Tempo

d)

Dynamics

7.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: Play notes smoothly with a soft tonguing style.

a)

Legato

b)

Staccato

c)

Forte

d)

Piano

8.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: A curved line connecting two notes that are the same.

a)

Tie

b)

Slur

c)

Staccato

d)

Legato

9.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: Play the note stronger, with more emphasis.

a)

Accent

b)

Staccato

c)

Legato

d)

Fermata

10.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: Notes preceding the first full measure.

a)

Pick-up note

b)

Coda

c)

Fermata

d)

Staccato

11.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: Cancels a flat or sharp, stays in effect for the entire measure.

a)

Natural

b)

Sharp

c)

Flat

d)

Crescendo

12.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: Gradually decrease volume.

a)

Decrescendo

b)

Crescendo

c)

Forte

d)

Piano

13.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: Raises a note one half step, stays in effect for the entire measure.

a)

Sharp

b)

Flat

c)

Natural

d)

Double Sharp

14.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: Exercise to prepare the player for playing to come next.

a)

Warm-up

b)

Cool-down

c)

Stretching

d)

Cardio

15.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: Complete musical statement/sentence.

a)

Phrase

b)

Chord

c)

Scale

d)

Interval

16.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: Indicates how many beats are in a measure and how many beats the whole note receives.

a)

Time signature

b)

Tempo

c)

Key signature

d)

Dynamics

17.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: Fast tempo.

a)

Allegro

b)

Adagio

c)

Largo

d)

Andante

18.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: A symbol that shows musical silence.

a)

Rest

b)

Note

c)

Clef

d)

Chord

19.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: Hold the note longer than its usual value.

a)

Fermata

b)

Staccato

c)

Legato

d)

Crescendo

20.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: One person playing alone.

a)

Solo

b)

Duet

c)

Trio

d)

Quartet

21.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: Loud.

a)

Forte

b)

Piano

c)

Allegro

d)

Adagio

22.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: The distance between two bar lines.

a)

Measure

b)

Chord

c)

Scale

d)

Tempo

23.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: Hold notes slightly longer than normal.

a)

Tenuto

b)

Staccato

c)

Legato

d)

Fermata

24.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: Divides the staff into measures.

a)

Bar line

b)

Clef

c)

Note

d)

Rest

25.

Match the musical terms below to their corresponding definitions: A curved line connecting two different notes.

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

c)

Staccato

d)

Accent

26.

Put the following terms in order (1-4) from slow to fast: Andante, Largo, Allegro, Moderato

a)

Largo, Andante, Moderato, Allegro

b)

Allegro, Moderato, Andante, Largo

c)

Moderato, Largo, Allegro, Andante

d)

Andante, Allegro, Largo, Moderato

27.

Put the following terms in order (1-4) from softest to loudest: Forte, Piano, mezzo forte, mezzo piano

a)

Piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, Forte

b)

Forte, mezzo forte, mezzo piano, Piano

c)

mezzo forte, Forte, Piano, mezzo piano

d)

mezzo piano, Piano, Forte, mezzo forte

28.

Match these “repeats” with their definition: 1st and 2nd ending

a)

Go back to beginning and play to the Fine.

b)

play 1st ending, repeat and skip to 2nd ending.

c)

Go back to the sign and play to the Fine.

29.

Match these “repeats” with their definition: D.S. al Fine

a)

Go back to beginning and play to the Fine.

b)

play 1st ending, repeat and skip to 2nd ending.

c)

Go back to the sign and play to the Fine.

30.

Match these “repeats” with their definition: D.C. al Fine

a)

Go back to beginning and play to the Fine.

b)

play 1st ending, repeat and skip to 2nd ending.

c)

Go back to the sign and play to the Fine.

31.

What are the counts for measure 3?

a)

1 + 2 3

b)

1+ 2e+a 3

c)

1e+ 2 3

d)

1e+a 2+ 3

32.

Match the symbol with its name.

a)

1.

crescendo

b)

2.

diminuendo

c)

3.

repeat sign

d)

4.

accent

33.

What is dynamics?

a)

How high or low music is

b)

Sounds without any tone

c)

How loud or soft music is

d)

I have no idea