Mixed Bag
Dynamics
Tempo
Changes in Expression
Facts
100

This tempo means very slow.

What is largo?

100

This dynamic term means soft.

What is piano?

100

This tempo means at a moderate pace.

What is moderato?

100

This term means gradually getting slower.

What is ritardando?

100

This musical term refers to the speed of the beat in music.

What is tempo?

200

This dynamic means very loud.

What is fortissimo?

200

This dynamic term means loud.

What is forte?

200

This tempo means fast and bright.

What is allegro?

200

This dynamic marking means to gradually get louder.

What is crescendo?

200

This nationality of composers created tempo markings.

Who were the Italians?

300

This term describes the speed of the beat.

What is tempo?

300

This dynamic term means medium loud.

What is mezzo-forte?

300

This tempo means very fast.

What is presto?

300

This term means to gradually get softer.

What is decrescendo?

300

The Italian suffix "issimo" means this in English.

What is very?

400

This term describes the volume of the music: loud to soft or soft to loud.

What are dynamics?

400

This dynamic term means very soft.

What is pianissimo?

400

This tempo means at a walking pace.

What is andante?

400

These tempo markings are ordered in what manner:

largo, andante, moderato, allegro.

What is slowest to fastest?

400

This symbol means very loud.

What is ff?

500

A composer uses these two things to express emotion in their music.

What are tempo and dynamics?

500

This is the Italian word that means medium soft.

What is mezzo piano?

500

This tempo means as fast a tempo as possible.

What is prestissimo?

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY:

List the order of dynamics from softest to loudest.

What is pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff?

500

This instrument measures the speed of the beat and helps musicians keep beat while practicing.

What is metronome?