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Tempo and Dynamics

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means "very slow"?

a)

Largo

b)

Grave

c)

Adagio

d)

Rallentando

2.

Which tempo is faster?

a)

adagio

b)

presto

3.

Which tempo is slower?

a)

moderato

b)

allegro

4.

What does the music term presto mean?

a)

fast

b)

very fast

c)

magic

d)

slow

5.

Choose the correct musical definition for accelerando.

a)

gradually getting softer

b)

gradually getting louder

c)

gradually getting slower

d)

gradually getting faster

6.

What is tempo?

a)

How fast or slow the music should be

b)

How loud or soft the music should be

c)

How intense the music should be

d)

How high or low the music should be

7.

What does accelerando mean?

a)

To play the music at a walking pace

b)

Gradually getting slower

c)

To gradually get louder

d)

Gradually getting faster

8.

What does the musical term "Adagio" mean?

a)

Fast

b)

Slow

c)

Loud

d)

Quiet

9.

What does "Andante" mean in musical terms?

a)

Very fast

b)

In a walking manner

c)

Extremely slow

d)

With great force

10.

What is the meaning of the term "Vivace"?

a)

Slowly

b)

Quietly

c)

Lively

d)

Sadly

11.

What does the musical term "Allegro" mean?

a)

Slow

b)

Fast

c)

Loud

d)

Soft

12.

What does the musical term "Rallentando" mean?

a)

Gradually getting faster

b)

Gradually getting slower

c)

Maintaining the same speed

d)

Suddenly stopping

13.

What is the unit of measurement we use for tempo?

a)

Beats per minute

b)

Sounds per measure

c)

Notes per beat

d)

Miles per hour

14.

Match the following

a)

Allegro

1.

Fast

b)

Piano

2.

Soft

c)

Forte

3.

Loud

d)

Presto

4.

Very fast

e)

Adagio

5.

Slow

15.

Put the tempo markings in order from slowest to fastest

a)

Largo

b)

Adagio

c)

Moderato

d)

Allegro

e)

Presto

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
16.

Put the following dynamics in order from softest to loudest

a)

Pianissimo

b)

Piano

c)

Mezzo forte

d)

Forte

e)

Fortissimo

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
17.

Sort the terms

Categorize the following

Forte

Piano

Crescendo

Decrescendo
Fortissimo
Allegro

Grave

Largo

Moderato

Vivace

Presto

Accelerando

Rallentando

Pianissimo

Unison

Canon

Melody

Harmony

Staff

Measure

Dynamics
Tempo
Other
18.

What word means "how fast or slow the music is"?

a)

Tempo

b)

Dynamics

c)

Phrasing

d)

Melody

19.

What word means "how loud or soft the music is"?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Harmony

d)

Etiquette

20.

Which words are opposites?

a)

Dissonance, consonance

b)

Tempo, dynamics

c)

Melody, unison

d)

Forte, fortissimo

21.
a)
harmony 
b)
decrescendo 
c)
crescendo
d)
timbre
22.

What is a conductor?

a)

Someone who directs a musical ensemble

b)

Someone who drives a train

c)

A machine used to create electricity

d)

An instrument

23.

What is solfege?

a)

A system for reading music

b)

A foreign language

c)

A scale

d)

A composer

24.

What is the name of the hand signs used with solfege?

a)

Solfege

b)

Curwen hand signs

c)

Sign language

d)

Davis hand signs

25.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
26.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
27.

The melody is the...

a)

Main tune of the song

b)

Quietest part of the song

c)

Fastest part of the song

d)

Red team's part