Dynamics and Form Review

Dynamics Definitions

100

A dynamic that means soft

piano

200

How soft or loud a song is. Or the volume of a song

Dynamics

300

A dynamic that means medium soft

Mezzo piano

400

A dynamic that means very loud

Fortissimo

500

A dynamic that means gradually getting louder

Crescendo

Form Definitions

100

AB form is known as...

Binary form

200

ABA form is known as...

Ternary form

300

The structural outline or pattern of a song is called...

Form

400

A verse or chorus that repeats throughout the song

Strophic form

500

Name the 5 parts that make up a pop song

Intro, Verse, Chorus, Bridge, Outro

Listening for dynamics

100

Someone whispering can be described as which dynamic?

Pianissimo

200

Listen to this clip of music. Describe what is happening dynamically

Decrescendo

or getting softer

300

What dynamic are they singing and playing here

Fortissimo

400

What dynamic are they playing here

Acceptable answers:
Piano

Piannissimo

Mezzo piano

500

Do you hear a crescendo or a decrescendo?

Crescendo

Listening for form

100

The Wheels on the Bus is an example of what kind of form

Strophic form

200

Somewhere Over the Rainbow is an example of what form

Ternary form

300

Hallelujah is an example of what form

Binary form

400

West End Blues is an example of what form (2 acceptable answers)

Acceptable answers:

12 bar blues

Strophic form

500

Take the A-Train is in what form? (2 acceptable answers)`

Acceptable answers:

32 bar blues

Strophic form

People and Songs

100

What is the name of one of the greatest jazz trumpet players?

Louis Armstrong

200

The 12 bar blues song example that we analyzed and listened to in class

West End Blues

300

What instrument was Duke Ellington known for?

Piano

400

"Take the A-Train" is a __ bar blues song

32

500

What was the name of Duke Ellington's greatest collaborator and fellow musician?

Billy Strayhorn