1. _____ Allegro 2. _____ Vivace 3. _____ Andante 4. _____ Largo 5. _____ Moderato

1. A What does each tempo marking mean?Write the correct letter from the second column in the blank space. E C B 1. _____ Allegro 2. _____ Vivace 3. _____ Andante 4. _____ Largo 5. _____ Moderato 6. _____ Adagio A. Fast B. Very Slow C. Walking tempo D. A moderate speed E. Very fast F. Slow D F

2. What does each tempo changes mean?Write the correct letter from the second column in the blank space. 1. _____ ritardando 2. _____ accelerando 3. _____ a tempo A. gradually slower B. gradually faster C. return to previous tempo A B C

3. What does each dynamic level mean? Write the correct letter from the second column in the blank space F • _____ p • _____ mf • _____ ff • _____ mp • _____ f • _____ pp • Loud • Very Soft • Medium loud • Medium soft • Very loud • Soft C E D A B

4. Match the Italian term with each dynamic level. B • _____ p • _____ mf • _____ ff • _____ mp • _____ f • _____ pp • pianissimo • piano • mezzo piano • mezzo forte • forte • fortissimo D F C E A

5. Match the word to its definition. K I B • _____ A cappella • _____ Musical • _____ Opera • _____ Tenor • _____ Beat • _____ Alto • _____ Key Signature • _____ Time signature • _____ Dynamics • _____ Bach • _____ Bass • _____ Tempo • _____ Soprano A. recurring pulsations in music and poetry B. a stage production where everything is sung to the music of an orchestra C. the highest male singing voice D. the lowest female singing voice E. variations in the loudness or softness of sound in a piece of music F. a Baroque composer G. the highest female voice H. sharps or flats placed at the beginning of each staff to indicate the key I. a stage production where songs break out in the middle of dialogue J. the lowest male singing voice K. Singing by a choir without accompaniment L. the speed of a beat M. tells number of beats per measure and what note gets the beat C A D H M E F J L G

6. In the attached music, please find and answer the following questions: • What is the name of this piece? ______________________________________ • What kind of choir can sing this song? __________________________________ • What is the time signature? __________________________________________ • What is the first dynamic marking and what does it mean? __________________ • What measure does the dynamic marking change to p piano? _______________ • What is the dynamic direction in measure 12? ____________________________ • What instrument accompanies this song? _______________________________ • Circle the Key Signature in the music and label with “A” • Circle the initial tempo and label with a “B” • Put an X through measure 15. • Fill in the following, missing solfege syllables. Do Re ____ Fa So ____ Ti Do Corner of the Sky SA – Womens Choir 4/4 f Loud Measure 7 crescendo A piano Mi La

7. B A X

8. Which dynamic level is louder? Circle the correct answer • p or mp • ff or pp • f or p • mf or mp

9. Which dynamic level is softer? Circle the correct answer • p or f • mp or mf • f or ff • f or mp

10. Which tempo marking is faster? Circle the correct answer. 45. Largo or Presto 46. Vivace or Adagio

11. Which tempo marking is slower? Circle the correct answer. 47. Presto or Andante 48. Moderato or Vivace