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"?