Music Dynamics: Loud and Soft
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In music, ____ means how loud or how soft a sound is.
- dynamics
- tempo
- melody
- rhythm
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Answer: dynamics
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Which Italian word means loud?
- crescendo
- mezzo
- forte
- piano
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Answer: forte
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Which word means soft?
- piano
- fortissimo
- forte
- crescendo
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Answer: piano
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Many music words come from the Italian language.
- True
- False
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Answer: True
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The old name for the piano instrument was "fortepiano."
- True
- False
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Answer: False
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The letter "f" stands for what?
- piano
- fine
- forte
- mezzo
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Answer: forte
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What does "ff" mean?
- slow
- very loud
- medium
- very soft
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Answer: very loud
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The word ____ means medium or in the middle.
- mezzo
- crescendo
- forte
- piano
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Answer: mezzo
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What does "mf" mean?
- very loud
- medium soft
- very soft
- medium loud
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Answer: medium loud
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When music slowly gets louder, it is called a ____.
- mezzo
- crescendo
- piano
- decrescendo
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Answer: crescendo
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What do we call music slowly getting softer?
- decrescendo
- crescendo
- forte
- mezzo
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Answer: decrescendo
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A baby crying loudly is like forte.
- True
- False
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Answer: True
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The word ____ means very soft, even softer than piano.
- mezzo
- crescendo
- fortissimo
- pianissimo
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Answer: pianissimo
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How is very loud written on music?
- mf
- pp
- mp
- ff
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Answer: ff
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What does the letter "p" mean on music?
- Play softly
- Play medium
- Play loudly
- Play fast
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Answer: Play softly
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