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Dynamics, Tempo & Articulation
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Basic dynamics, tempo articulation
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what does the word 'mezzo' mean when describing dynamics?
nothing
moderately
a lot
very
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What word is used to describe a loud volume in music?
forte
pianissimo
mezzo
loud
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What do Dynamics mean in music?
The design of the music
The volume of the music
The horizontal arrangement of the music
The thick and thin of the music
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Allegro means
fast and lively
getting slower
getting faster
slow
5
If you say "SENZA" to an Italian waiter serving parmesan cheese...
You will have lots of parmesan cheese on your spaghetti
You will have a tiny, weeny bit of parmesan cheese on your spaghetti
You will have to pay the bill
You will have no parmesan cheese on your spaghetti
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A tempo means...
ah, we're nearly there
as fast as possible
return to the former speed
ah really don't know
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Con grazia means
With Georgia
With Grace
Thank you
With Gravy
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What does the word 'piano' mean?
very loud
loud
soft
very soft
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When you accent a note, how should you play or sing it?
don't play or sing the note
play or sing it quieter than the other notes
emphasise the note
with good technique
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Cantabile means
to beg musicians to play the right notes
In a singing style
to pray for rain
In a sad style
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What is a crescendo?
Gradually stop playing or singing
Gradually become softer
Gradually become louder
Gradually change the mood of your playing or singing
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Loco means
A Steam Train
At normal pitch
Chocolate Crunch
A little
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Largo means
slowly, broadly
at a walking pace
fast and lively
leisurely
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Andante means
very fast
slowly, leisurely
at an easy walking pace
too fast
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If you see RIT or RITENUTO on the music, you should...
get out the ironing board
immediately hold back the tempo
gradually get slower
go faster
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Which Italian term means slowly and leisurely?
A tempo
Ritenuto
Largo
Adagio
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How would you play this music?
soft and connected
loud and connected
very loud and short
loud and short
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Composers use the term "opus"...
to show when they think their piece is "opeless"
as a way of cataloguing their works
to say they "opus you have a wonderful day"
to say they "opus you like their piece"
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Ben Marcato is...
Well marked
The person who marks the theory exams
A famous landmark in London
With resolution
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The full name for this instrument is...
piano
organpiano
pianoforte
harpsichord
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Accelerando means to gradually become slower
True
False
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Adagio? Moderato? Allegro?
Adagio
Moderato
Allegro
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what is the opposite of crescendo?
discrescendo
crescendon't
uncrescendo
decrescendo
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What does the term staccato mean?
accented
smooth and connected
Is this even a word?
short and detached
