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