Dynamics
Tempo
Articulation
D.C., D.S., Coda and Fine
Bonus questions
100
If mezzo- is Italian for moderately, what is -issimo?
very
100
In writing music, tempo marks tell what?
the rate of speed or how fast or slow the music should be played
100
What's the manner in which a note is performed called?
Articulation
100
What does the sign Fine indicate?
The end
100
What is the phrase Burney has said 1000000x + ?
I quit
200
What dynamic sign would whispering to your best friend count as?
pp (because your speaking in a extremely low tone since you don't want others to hear other than who you're whispering to meaning you're speaking very softly)
200
What tempo marking indicates the music should be played very slow?
Largo
200
Which symbol indicates that the note is to be played louder, with special emphasis?
Accent
200
Why are these several additional Italian words and symbols (D.C, D.S., Coda and Fine) used by composers to indicate repeats?
To reduce the amount of music needed to notate a piece
200
What are the five main voice parts in choir?
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, & Bass
300
What dynamic sign would be a teacher yelling at her students to be quiet while they are teaching count as?
ff (because the teacher is being very loud in order to get the students to be quiet so they can listen)
300
What rate of speed would the tempo marking Andante be telling the music to be played in?
To be moving along or at walking speed
300
Which symbol means the note is performed in a sudden, strong accent manner and is Italian for "forcing"?
A. accent
B. sforzando
C. staccato
D. fermata
B. sforzando
300
What is the name of this sign and what does it indicate?
Coda and an added ending
300
How many people are in this class when everyone is here (including Burney)?
33
400
What is the difference in the meanings between crescendo and decrescendo (also known as diminuendo)?
Cresc. is gradually louder while decres. or dim. is gradually softer.
400
What is the difference in what the gradual change in tempo terms, ritardando & accelerando, indicate?
ritard. or rit. mean to get gradually slower while accel. means to get gradually faster
400
What is the name of this symbol and what manner does it tell you to perform the note?
Staccato & short and detached
400
Which word or initials means to repeat from this sign?
D.S. or Dal Segno
400
What is the full title of the music theory workbook?
Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory
500
What are the dynamic signs (such as p) arranged in order from very loud to very soft?
ff, f, mf, mp, p, pp
500
If moderato (which means moderately) may be combined with other words, what would Allegro moderato mean?
To be slightly slower than Allegro but quicker than moderato
500
What is the difference in the manner in which the note is told to be performed by the symbols tenuto and fermata?
Tenuto (or ten.) means to hold the note for its full value while fermata means to hold it longer than its normal value
500
If D.C. al Coda means to repeat from the beginning and play to the coda, then skip to the coda, what does D.C. mean?
A. repeat from the beginning
B. skip to the coda
C. play to the coda
A. repeat from the beginning
500
What is on the chorus shirt?
The words "Knight Singers"