7/8 Music Expression and Dynamics

What langauge do the musical terms for dynamics come from?

• German

• English

• Italian

• French

Where are the dynamic markings placed in vocal music?

• above the staff

• below the staff

• in the staff

• in between the grand staff

What is the dynamic term for 'medium'?

• mezzo

• forte

• piano

• fortissimo

Draw your best piano.

The suffix 'issimo' means 'very' or 'the most'. True or false?

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is generally assumed to mean normal volume?

• mf

• f

• ff

• mp

What animal was used in the video to emphasise 'piano'?

• cats and dogs

• lizards and snakes

• dogs and puppies

• cats and kittens

What does diminuendo mean?

• gradually get louder

• gradually get softer

• loud then soft

• soft and then loud

Why is the piano named the piano?

• before the piano as we know it today, keyboard instruments didn't have the ability to play with such a variety of dynamics.

• because it is soft

• because it has a very wide range of dynmaics

• Sir Edmund Piano was very good at piano so he got it named after him