Loud and Soft Sounds: Explore Dynamics in Music for Year 3

Question 1

Which of these is NOT a type of musical dynamic that describes the volume of sound?

Accepted Answer

With spirit

Answer

Loud

Answer

Soft

Answer

Getting gradually louder

Question 2

Which musical symbol means 'play softly'?

Accepted Answer

pp

Answer

ff

Answer

mf

Answer

cresc.

Question 3

What is the term for the range of volume in music, from loud to soft?

Accepted Answer

Dynamics

Answer

Tempo

Answer

Pitch

Answer

Rhythm

Question 4

Which of these words means 'very loud'?

Accepted Answer

Forte

Answer

Crescendo

Answer

Pianissimo

Answer

Decrescendo

Question 5

What does the symbol '>' indicate in music?

Accepted Answer

Get louder gradually

Answer

Get softer gradually

Answer

Hold the note

Answer

Play the note twice

Question 6

Which of these is NOT a type of musical dynamic?

Accepted Answer

Allegro

Answer

Forte

Answer

Crescendo

Answer

Piano

Question 7

What do we call the range of volume in music, from loud to soft?

Accepted Answer

Volume

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Speed

Answer

Pitch

Answer

Rhythm

Question 8

What does the word 'crescendo' mean in music?

Accepted Answer

Get louder

Answer

Get softer

Answer

Stop playing

Answer

Change tempo

Question 9

Which of the following is the softest dynamic marking?

Accepted Answer

pianissimo

Answer

forte

Answer

mezzo forte

Answer

fortissimo

Question 10

Which of the following words means 'loud' in music?

Accepted Answer

Forte

Answer

Piano

Answer

Crescendo

Answer

Diminuendo

Question 11

How do you play a note with a crescendo?

Accepted Answer

Start softly and gradually get louder

Answer

Start loudly and gradually get softer

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Play the note at a constant volume

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Play the note very quickly

Question 12

Which of these means 'soft' in music?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Answer

Forte

Question 13

Which of these instruments is usually played softly?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Drums

Question 14

What is the opposite of 'loud'?

Accepted Answer

Soft

Answer

Crescendo

Question 15

Which of these is NOT a way to make a sound louder?

Accepted Answer

Speeding up the tempo

Answer

Playing louder notes

Question 16

What's the difference between loud and soft?

Accepted Answer

Loud means playing with more volume, while soft means playing with less volume

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Loud means playing faster, while soft means playing slower

Question 17

Which of these songs might be played loudly?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

Answer

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Question 18

Which of these signs means to get louder?

Accepted Answer

>

Answer

<

Question 19

Which symbol is used to write loud in music?

Accepted Answer

f

Answer

p

Answer

m

Answer

cresc

Question 20

What does 'crescendo' mean?

Accepted Answer

To get louder gradually

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To get softer

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To play very loudly

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To stop playing

Question 21

What is the opposite of 'forte'?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Answer

Mezzo

Answer

Adagio

Answer

Allegro

Question 22

Which of these is NOT a dynamic marking?

Accepted Answer

Ritard

Answer

Forte

Answer

Diminuendo

Answer

Pianissimo

Question 23

What does 'crescendo' describe?

Accepted Answer

Getting louder gradually

Answer

Getting softer

Answer

Playing very loudly

Answer

Stopping playing

Question 24

What is the meaning of 'mezzo' in dynamics?

Accepted Answer

Medium

Answer

Loud

Answer

Soft

Answer

Very loud

Question 25

In a song, which part is usually sung with a louder voice?

Accepted Answer

Chorus

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Verse

Question 26

Which musical term means 'loud'?

Accepted Answer

Forte

Answer

Piano

Answer

Crescendo

Answer

Decrescendo

Question 27

What is the musical symbol for gradually getting louder?

Accepted Answer

>

Answer

<

Answer

mp

Answer

mf

Question 28

What is the opposite of 'crescendo'?

Accepted Answer

Decrescendo

Answer

Forte

Answer

Piano

Answer

Staccato

Question 29

Which instrument typically plays the softest in an orchestra?

Accepted Answer

Flute

Answer

Violin

Answer

Trumpet

Answer

Double bass

Question 30

Which of the following composers was known for his use of extreme dynamics?

Accepted Answer

Ludwig van Beethoven

Answer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Giuseppe Verdi

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Claude Debussy

Question 31

How do you write 'mezzo-forte' in a musical score?

Accepted Answer

mf

Answer

f

Answer

mp

Answer

ff

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT a dynamic marking?

Accepted Answer

Tempo

Answer

Forte

Answer

Piano

Answer

Crescendo

Question 33

Which symbol in music means to play loudly?

Accepted Answer

f

Answer

p

Answer

mp

Answer

mf

Question 34

When we want music to sound soft, we use which term?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Answer

Forte

Answer

Crescendo

Answer

Diminuendo

Question 35

What is the opposite of getting louder?

Accepted Answer

Decrescendo

Answer

Forte

Answer

Piano

Answer

Mezzo piano

Question 36

Which instrument is usually played loudly?

Accepted Answer

Bass drum

Answer

Violin

Answer

Flute

Answer

Clarinet

Question 37

How can we make music sound happy using dynamics?

Accepted Answer

By playing with lots of different loud and soft sounds

Answer

By playing very loudly and quickly

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By playing softly and slowly

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By not using any dynamics at all

Question 38

Which one is not a word we use to describe how loud or soft music is?

Accepted Answer

Allegro

Answer

Forte

Answer

Pianissimo

Answer

Crescendo

Question 39

When music gets louder and louder, we call this:

Accepted Answer

Crescendo

Answer

Forte

Answer

Piano

Answer

Diminuendo

Question 40

Which symbol means to get suddenly softer?

Accepted Answer

<

Answer

>

Answer

[]

Answer

()

Question 41

Which word means the softest?

Accepted Answer

Pianissimo

Answer

Mezzo piano

Answer

Forte

Answer

Piano

Question 42

How can we use dynamics to make a song more interesting?

Accepted Answer

By playing louder and softer at different times

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By playing everything at the same volume

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By playing only soft or only loud sounds

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By playing as fast as possible