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The Language of Music 1

Learn the essential music vocabulary behind tempo, rhythm, and dynamics. How's that?

Activity

Answer the questions below and then check your answers in the dropdown below.


  1. Which of the following is not a term that has to do with time?

    1. Music

    2. Rhythm

    3. Tempo

    4. Dynamics


  2. Rhythm is the word we use to describe the way _____________.

    1. Sound changes over time.

    2. Sound stays the same over time.

    3. Sound is organized over time.

    4. Sound rhymes over time.


  3. What does it mean if a piece of music has dynamics?

    1. The music is extremely exciting.

    2. The music has loud parts and quiet parts.

    3. The music is very old.

    4. The music has fast parts and slow parts.


  4. The same rhythm can be played at fast or slow tempos.

    1. True

    2. False