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Drumming Unit Review Quiz

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which musical term does this symbol represent?

a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
2.

Which musical term does this symbol represent?

a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
3.

Which musical term does this symbol represent?

a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
4.

Which musical term does this symbol represent?

a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
forte
d)
Fortissimo
5.
What does crescendo mean?
a)
To gradually get softer
b)
To sing
c)
To gradually get louder
d)
To hold the note
6.

This musical symbol tells the performer to

a)

Gradually get louder

b)

Gradually get softer

c)

Perform very loudly

d)

Perform very softly

7.
What is the general meaning of "Dynamics"?
a)
how soft or loud the music is
b)
to become quieter
c)
to become louder
d)
how fast or slow the music is
8.
What dynamic level should you talk while in the library? 
a)
Forte
b)
Mezzo Forte
c)
Mezzo Piano
d)
Piano
9.
What dynamic level would you say a rocket ship blasting off would be?
a)
Mezzo Forte
b)
Fortissimo
c)
Forte
d)
Pianissimo
10.

Why might a composer decide to use a crescendo in a piece of music? Select all that apply.

a)

To create excitement

b)

To create a calm feeling

c)

To create drama or an intense moment

d)

To convey the intense emotion in the music.

11.

Which two contrasting Dynamics can be heard in this clip from Carl Orff's Carmina Burana?

a)

Crescendo and Decrescendo

b)

Piano and Pianissimo

c)

Largo and Presto

d)

Fortissimo and Pianissimo

12.

This is an example of what Dynamics?

a)

Decrescendo

b)

Crescendo

c)

Forte

d)

Fortissimo

13.
What dynamic level would you give an elephant's blast? 
a)
Fortissimo
b)
Forte
c)
Mezzo Piano
d)
Piano
14.

The term that means to suddenly get louder is:

a)

crescendo

b)

sforzando

c)

decrescendo

d)

accent

15.

Which dynamic level would you use to tell your friend a secret? 

a)
Fortissimo
b)
Forte
c)
Piano
d)
Pianissimo
16.
What dynamic level do you think it would be if you were at an NFL football game?
a)
Mezzo Piano
b)
Mezzo Forte
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
17.
What does "mezzo" mean?
a)
Medium, Half
b)
Very, Most
c)
Loud, Strong
d)
Soft, Quiet
18.
Which answer is in order from SOFTEST to LOUDEST?
a)
pp,p,mp,mf,f,ff
b)
ff,f,mf,mp,pp,p
c)
pp,p,mp,f,mf,ff
d)
ff,f,mf,mp,p,pp
19.
Which answer is in order from LOUDEST to SOFTEST?
a)
pp,p,mp,mf,f,ff
b)
ff,f,mf,mp,pp,p
c)
pp,p,mp,f,mf,ff
d)
ff,f,mf,mp,p,pp
20.

TRUE or FALSE: You ONLY use dynamics when you sing

a)

True

b)

false

21.

In the terms mezzo piano and mezzo forte, what does "MEZZO" mean?

a)

loud

b)

medium

c)

soft

d)

hard

22.
What does the suffix "-issimo" mean?
a)
Little
b)
Sudden
c)
Moderate
d)
Very
23.
Which is the best example of a "crescendo?"
a)
A flute plays softly followed by a sudden loud note from the orchestra.
b)
A slow piece of music gradually gets faster and faster.
c)
Strings start a passage of music at mezzo-piano and grow to forte over the course of eight beats. 
24.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Piano

pp

REFERS TO A DEGREE OF LOUDNESS
REFERS TO A DEGREE OF SOFTNESS
25.

Match the images with the tones that they represent

a)

1.

Bass Tone

b)

2.

Closed Tone

c)

3.

Slap Tone

d)

4.

Open Tone

e)

5.

Tip Tone

26.
Identify the parts of the drum.
27.

At its inception, one use of this drum was for (a)   .

(Hint: starts with a "C")

28.

Match the following

a)

1.

Djembe

b)

2.

Cowbell

c)

3.

Conga