2012 level 1

Question 1

decrescendo (dim., diminuendo) (>)

Answer 1

gradually softer

Question 2

mezzo piano (mp)

Answer 2

medium soft

Question 3

mezzo forte (mf)

Answer 3

medium loud

Question 4

pianissimo (pp)

Answer 4

ver soft

Question 5

fortissimo (ff)

Answer 5

very loud

Question 6

tenuto ( _ )

Answer 6

hold the note for its full value.

May also mean to stress the note.

Question 7

damper pedal (ped.)

Answer 7

the pedal on the far right; depress and release the damper pedal

Question 8

8va

Answer 8

play eight note (an octave) higher

Question 9

8vb

Answer 9

play eight notes (an octave) lower

Question 10

first and second endings

Answer 10

a repeated section of music in which you play to the end of the first ending and repeat at the repeat sign; on the repetition of the section, skip the first ending and play the second ending

Question 11

repetition

Answer 11

exact repeating of a melodic pattern in the same voice, on the same pitch and with the same rhythm

Question 12

accidental

Answer 12

sharps, flats or naturals placed before notes, usually to indicate a note which is not in the key signature.

Question 13

Crescendo (

Answer 13

gradually louder