SHOSYS ACADEMY 6 TEST: Conventions Of Italian Dynamic, Accent And Tempo Markings

SHOSYS ACADEMY 6 TEST: Conventions Of Italian Dynamic, Accent And Tempo Markings

Kelvin Sholar

1 Introduction To The Blog Series

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2 Testing Recall Of Conventions Of Staff Notation

In Blog 6 we learned about conventions of Italian dynamics and tempo markings. Here, remembrance is tested; the primary task for the student is to find cues in test questions that make it easy to remember answers. There may be more than one correct answer for a given test question. Correct answers are given at the end of this test.

2.1 Test Questions

 

1. Dynamics are:

a). degrees of loudness or softness in music

b). degrees of fastness or slowness in music

 

2. An accent is when:

a). a performer emphasizes a tone by playing it louder than others

b). a performer emphasizes a beat by playing it louder than others

c). a performer emphasizes a note by playing it louder than others

 

3. We hear changes in dynamics when:

a). we add instruments that play at a time

b). we take away instruments that play at a time

c). we do not change the number of instruments that play at a time

 

4. In staff notation, we write Italian words to signify:

a). dynamics

b). tempo

c). timbre

 

5. Italian dynamic markings include:

a). pppp

b). ppp

c). pp

d). largo

e). grave

f). adagio

g). andante

 

6. The Italian dynamic markings, p and mp mean to play:

a). relatively quiet

b). relatively loud

 

7. The Italian dynamic markings, mf and f mean to play:

a). relatively quiet

b). relatively loud

 

8. The Italian dynamic markings, ff, fff and ffff mean to play:

a). relatively very quiet

b). relatively very loud

 

9. Italian dynamic markings are:

a). absolute and exact

b). relative and approximate

 

10. Gradual changes in loudness are signified by:

a). crescendo

b). decrescendo

c). diminuendo

 

11. Tempo is:

a). the pace of the beat

b). the speed of the beat

 

12. In staff notation, a tempo marking normally appears:

a). bottom left

b). top left

c). top right

 

13. Common Italian tempo markings include:

a). largo

b). grave

c). adagio

d). andante

 

14. Common Italian dynamic markings include:

a). moderato

b). allegretto

c). allegro

g). forte

d). vivace

e). presto

f). prestissimo

 

15. Italian tempo markings are made more precise by:

a). mucho

b). molto

c). non troppo

d). troppissimo

 

16. Italian words of gradual tempo increase or decrease include:

a). adagio

b). accelerando

c). ritardando

d). crescendo

 

17. To be as exact as possible, metronome settings are used to indicate:

a). how many beats should occur within a minute

b). which time-value gets the beat

c). how many tones should occur within a minute

b). which time-value gets the tone

 

18. A marcato (^) sign placed above a note means to play said note:

a). very loud

b). very quiet

 

19. Which term is not dynamic markings that is used to indicate an accent that happens suddenly?

a). fz

b). sf

c). sfz

d). f

e). p

 

3 Test Answers

1. Dynamics are:

a). degrees of loudness or softness in music

 

2. An accent is when:

a). a performer emphasizes a tone by playing it louder than others

 

3. We hear changes in dynamics when:

a). we add instruments that play at a time

b). we take away instruments that play at a time

 

4. In staff notation, we write Italian words to signify:

a). dynamics

b). tempo

 

5. Italian dynamic markings include:

a). pppp = più pianississimo

b). ppp = pianississimo

c). pp = pianissimo

 

6. The Italian dynamic markings, p and mp mean to play:

a). relatively quiet

 

7. The Italian dynamic markings, mf and f mean to play:

b). relatively loud

 

8. The Italian dynamic markings, ff, fff and ffff mean to play:

b). relatively very loud

 

9. Italian dynamic markings are:

b). relative and approximate

 

10. Gradual changes in loudness are signified by:

a). crescendo

b). decrescendo

c). diminuendo

 

11. Tempo is:

b). the speed of the beat

 

12. In staff notation, a tempo marking normally appears:

b). top left

 

13. Common Italian tempo markings include:

a). largo

b). grave

d). andante

 

14. Common Italian dynamic markings include:

g). forte

 

15. Italian tempo markings are made more precise by:

b). molto

c). non troppo

 

16. Italian words of gradual tempo increase or decrease include:

b). accelerando

c). ritardando

 

17. To be as exact as possible, metronome settings are used to indicate:

a). how many beats should occur within a minute

b). which time-value gets the beat

 

18. A marcato (^) sign placed above a note means to play said note:

a). very loud

b). very quiet

 

19. Which term is not dynamic markings that is used to indicate an accent that happens suddenly?

a). fz

b). sf

c). sfz

d). f

e). p

 

4 Bibliography

Bloom, B. S.; Engelhart, M. D.; Furst, E. J.; Hill, W. H.; Krathwohl, D. R. Taxonomy Of Educational Objectives: The Classification Of Educational Goals. Handbook I: Cognitive Domain. New York: David McKay Company, 1956

Kamien, Roger. Music: An Appreciation. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2018

Loy, Gareth. Musimathics The Mathematical Foundations of Music: Volume 1. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2006

Miller, Michael. The Complete Idiots Gude To Music Theory. New York: Alpha Books, 2005