Final

Question 1

What is Piano and its signature?

Answer 1

Piano=Soft=p

Question 2

What is Forte and its signature?

Answer 2

Forte=Loud=f

Question 3

What is Mezzo Piano and its signature?

Answer 3

Mezzo Piano=moderately soft=mp

Question 4

What is Mezzo Forte and its signature?

Answer 4

Mezzo Forte=moderately loud=mf

Question 5

What is Pianissimo and its signature?

Answer 5

Pianissimo=very soft=pp

Question 6

What is Fortissimo and its signature?

Answer 6

Fortissimo=very loud=ff

Question 7

Crescendo means….

Answer 7

Gradually louder

Question 8

Diminuendo or decrescendo means…

Answer 8

Gradually softer

Question 9

Largo in music means

Answer 9

Very slow

Question 10

Adagio in music means

Answer 10

Slow

Question 11

Moderato in music means

Answer 11

Moderately

Question 12

Andante in music means

Answer 12

Moving along/walking speed

Question 13

Allegro in music means

Answer 13

Quickly/Cheerfully

Question 14

Vivace in music means

Answer 14

Lively & fast

Question 15

Ritardando or rit. means

Answer 15

Gradually slower

Question 16

Accelerando or accel. in music means

Answer 16

Gradually faster

Question 17

What does Staccato’s signature look like and mean?

Answer 17

Play a short and detached note. {Means “detached” in Italian.} Signature=a period right beneath note

Question 18

What does the Accent signature look like and mean?

Answer 18

Play a note louder with special emphasis.

Signature=a greater or lesser than sign right beneath note

Question 19

What does the Sforzando signature look like and mean?

Answer 19

A sudden strong accent. {Means “forcing” in Italian.}

Signature=sf or sFz

Question 20

What does the Tenuto signature look like and mean?

Answer 20

Hold a note for its full value. {Means “held” in Italian.}

Signature= a dash right beneath a note

Question 21

What does the Fermata signature look like and mean?

Answer 21

Hold a note longer than its normal value {approx. 2x the normal duration}.
Signature=half circle with period over note

Question 22

Odd or Even

A step of 2 notes from SPACE to LINE will always be…

Answer 22

Even

Question 23

Odd or Even

A step of 2 notes from LINE to LINE will always be…

Answer 23

Odd

Question 24

When you have 2 notes and can’t tell if they are steps or an octave, how do you find out?

Answer 24

You count the number of lines and spaces starting from the very 1st note all the way to where the 2nd note is to find out whether it is a step or octave.

Question 25

What is an octave?

Answer 25

It is a note that is the same exact note only in a higher or lower place on the staff line.

Question 26

The Treble Cleft can also be called the…

Answer 26

G Cleft

Question 27

The Bass Cleft can also be called the…

Answer 27

F Cleft