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Tempo, Articulations, Dynamics, and Reading

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tempo is...

a)

The speed of the rhythm

b)

The speed of the music

c)

The speed of the volume

d)

The vlume of the music

2.

Reorder the following Tempi (plural of tempo) from slow to fast

a)

Largo

b)

Andante

c)

Adagio

d)

Presto

1)
2)
3)
4)
3.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Hold the note twice the length

b)

Hold the note as long as you want

c)

Hold the note half the length

d)

Hold the note until the conductor says too

4.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Stop playing for one beat

b)

End the piece

c)

Look at the conductor

d)

Stop and wait for the conductor

5.

These are all examples of....

a)

dynamics

b)

Articulations

c)

Tempo

d)

Repeats

6.

Order the Articulations from short to long

a)

b)

c)

1)
2)
3)
7.

Reorder the following from weak (Regular) to strongest articulation

a)

b)

c)

d)

1)
2)
3)
4)
8.

Click on the measures you play AFTER you repeat.

9.

Click on the measure you go BACK to when you repeat.

10.

Click on the measures you play BEFORE you repeat.

11.

Which of the following is a type of articulation?

a)

Staccato

b)

Allegro

c)

Forte

d)

Adagio

12.
Most musical terms are written in which language?
a)
Swahili
b)
English
c)
Italian
d)
Spanish
13.

What is this musical sign?

a)

A Repeat

b)

A Fermata

c)

A Tie

d)

A Slur

14.

What is the name of this music symbol?

a)

A Repeat Sign

b)

A Fermata

c)

A Coda

d)

An Accent

15.

What does D. S. (dal segno )mean in music?

a)

To go back to the beginning

b)

To go to the end

c)

To keep playing

d)

To go back to this sign

16.

What does D. C. (da capo) mean?

a)

To repeat everything

b)

Finished or The End

c)

To go back to the top (beginning) of the music and repeat

d)

To skip to the end of the music

17.

What is this music symbol?

a)

A Coda

b)

A Repeat

c)

A Staccato

d)

An Accent

18.

What does "fine" mean in music?

a)

You are playing just fine

b)

Finish the music (The End)

c)

To repeat the music

d)

To play/sing the music legato

19.

What's the order?

a)

Measures: 1,2,3,4,5,6,2,5,6

b)

Measures: 1,2,3,4,2,5,6

c)

Measures: 1,2,3,4,2,5,6

d)

Measures: 1,2,3,4,1,2,5,6

20.
Name this symbol
a)
Repeat Sign
b)
Second Ending
c)
Fine
d)
First Ending
21.

Choose the correct musical definition for accelerando.

a)

gradually getting softer

b)

gradually getting louder

c)

gradually getting slower

d)

gradually getting faster

22.

Choose the correct musical definition for ritardando

a)

gradually getting softer

b)

gradually getting louder

c)

gradually getting slower

d)

gradually getting faster

23.

What is piano?

a)

Loud

b)

Soft

24.

What does forte mean?

a)

loud

b)

soft

25.

What does the suffix "issimo" mean for the dynamics

a)

very

b)

little

26.

What does mezzo mean?

a)

Small

b)

Large

c)

Medium

27.

In this example, what should you do?

a)

start medium loud and grow to forte

b)

start medium loud and fade to piano

28.

Which dynamic markings are stronger/louder than PIANO?

a)

piano

b)

mp

c)

ff

d)

fff

29.

Which dynamic markings are more quiet/gentle than FORTE?

a)

piano

b)

mp

c)

ff

d)

fff

30.

Which is a decrescendo?

a)
b)
31.

Which is a crescendo?

a)
b)