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Music Dynamics: Loud and Soft

15 questions Arts Music Grades K-2

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  1. In music, ____ means how loud or how soft a sound is.

    • dynamics
    • tempo
    • melody
    • rhythm
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    Answer: dynamics

  2. Which Italian word means loud?

    • crescendo
    • mezzo
    • forte
    • piano
    Reveal answer

    Answer: forte

  3. Which word means soft?

    • piano
    • fortissimo
    • forte
    • crescendo
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    Answer: piano

  4. Many music words come from the Italian language.

    • True
    • False
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    Answer: True

  5. The old name for the piano instrument was "fortepiano."

    • True
    • False
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    Answer: False

  6. The letter "f" stands for what?

    • piano
    • fine
    • forte
    • mezzo
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    Answer: forte

  7. What does "ff" mean?

    • slow
    • very loud
    • medium
    • very soft
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    Answer: very loud

  8. The word ____ means medium or in the middle.

    • mezzo
    • crescendo
    • forte
    • piano
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    Answer: mezzo

  9. What does "mf" mean?

    • very loud
    • medium soft
    • very soft
    • medium loud
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    Answer: medium loud

  10. When music slowly gets louder, it is called a ____.

    • mezzo
    • crescendo
    • piano
    • decrescendo
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    Answer: crescendo

  11. What do we call music slowly getting softer?

    • decrescendo
    • crescendo
    • forte
    • mezzo
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    Answer: decrescendo

  12. A baby crying loudly is like forte.

    • True
    • False
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    Answer: True

  13. The word ____ means very soft, even softer than piano.

    • mezzo
    • crescendo
    • fortissimo
    • pianissimo
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    Answer: pianissimo

  14. How is very loud written on music?

    • mf
    • pp
    • mp
    • ff
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    Answer: ff

  15. What does the letter "p" mean on music?

    • Play softly
    • Play medium
    • Play loudly
    • Play fast
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Play softly

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