Purposes for Listening
Identify The Instrument
Identifying Musical Elements!
Tempo
Dynamics
Italian Musical Words
100
This purpose is for enjoyment and may remind you of something personal.
What is Personal Experience?
100
What is a Harp?
100
This element uses multiple voices singing at once.
What is Harmony?
100
Very Slow.
What is Largo?
100
What is Forte?
100
This means to play exceptionally fast.
What is Presto?
200
This purpose has many different sub-categories to listen for in the music.
What is to Identify Musical Elements?
200
What are maracas?
200
This element includes flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violins, and more devices that are used to make musical sounds!
What is Musical Instruments?
200
Walking speed.
What is Andante?
200
What is Piano?
200
This means to gradually get faster in speed.
What is Accelerando?
300
This purpose can include music such as "The National Anthem", "The Graduation March", and "The Wedding March".
What is To Gain A Cultural/ Historical Perspective?
300
What is a Flute?
300
This element shows us the volume of the music.
What are Dynamics?
300
A 7 lettered word for Fast.
What is Allegro?
300
What is Pianissimo?
300
This 10 letter word means to gradually get softer in volume.
What is Diminuendo?
400
For this purpose, the listener has to carefully analyze the lyrics and words to see if the singer is describing a scene or being very descriptive.
What is To Interpret The Composer's Message?
400
What is a Trombone?
400
This element tells the musicians the speed of how to play the music.
What is Tempo?
400
A Cheetah could be considered in this speed!
What is Presto?
400
What is Mezzo Forte?
400
This means to play slow, but with expression.
What is Adagio?
500
There are this many purposes for listening.
What is Four?
500
What are Cymbals?
500
When one person is singing lyrics in music.
What is Melody?
500
40 Beats per minute is the tempo for this.
What is Largo?
500
What is Mezzo Piano?
500
This means to go back to the original tempo.
What is "A Tempo"?