What does each tempo marking mean?
Write the correct letter from the second column in
the blank space.
A Allegro
1. _____
E Vivace
2. _____
C Andante
3. _____
B Largo
4. _____
D Moderato
5. _____
F Adagio
6. _____
A. Fast
B. Very Slow
C. Walking tempo
D. A moderate speed
E. Very fast
F. Slow
What does each tempo changes mean?
Write the correct letter from the second column in the blank
space.
A ritardando
1. _____
B accelerando
2. _____
C a tempo
3. _____
A. gradually slower
B. gradually faster
C.return to previous
tempo
What does each dynamic level mean? Write the correct letter
from the second column in the blank space
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
F
_____
C
_____
E
_____
D
_____
A
_____
B
_____
p
mf
ff
mp
f
pp
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Loud
Very Soft
Medium loud
Medium soft
Very loud
Soft
Match the Italian term with each dynamic level.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
B
_____
D
_____
F
_____
C
_____
E
_____
A
_____
p
mf
ff
mp
f
pp
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
pianissimo
piano
mezzo piano
mezzo forte
forte
fortissimo
Match the word to its definition.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
K A cappella
_____
I Musical
_____
B Opera
_____
C Tenor
_____
A Beat
_____
D Alto
_____
H Key Signature
_____
M Time signature
_____
E Dynamics
_____
F Bach
_____
J Bass
_____
L Tempo
_____
G Soprano
_____
A. recurring pulsations in music and poetry
B. a stage production where everything is
sung to the music of an orchestra
C. the highest male singing voice
D. the lowest female singing voice
E. variations in the loudness or softness of
sound in a piece of music
F. a Baroque composer
G. the highest female voice
H. sharps or flats placed at the beginning
of each staff to indicate the key
I. a stage production where songs break
out in the middle of dialogue
J. the lowest male singing voice
K. Singing by a choir without
accompaniment
L. the speed of a beat
M. tells number of beats per measure and
what note gets the beat
In the attached music, please find and answer the following questions:
1.
Corner of the Sky
What is the name of this piece? ______________________________________
2.
SA – Womens Choir
What kind of choir can sing this song? __________________________________
3.
4/4
What is the time signature? __________________________________________
4.
What is the first dynamic marking and what does it mean? __________________
Loud
5.
What measure does the dynamic marking change to p piano? _______________
Measure 7
6.
crescendo
What is the dynamic direction in measure 12? ____________________________
7.
A piano
What instrument accompanies this song? _______________________________
8.
Circle the Key Signature in the music and label with “A”
9.
Circle the initial tempo and label with a “B”
10.
Put an X through measure 15.
11.
Fill in the following, missing solfege syllables. Do Re ____
Mi Fa So ____
La Ti Do
f
B
A
X
Which dynamic level is louder?
Circle the correct answer
1.
2.
3.
4.
p or mp
ff or pp
f
or
p
mf or
mp
Which dynamic level is softer?
Circle the correct answer
1.
2.
3.
4.
p or f
mp or mf
f
or
ff
f or
mp
Which tempo marking is faster?
Circle the correct answer.
45. Largo or
46. Vivace
or
Presto
Adagio
Which tempo marking is slower? Circle the correct answer.
47. Presto
or
Andante
48. Moderato
or
Vivace