Music Exam 1 2024

• Duration is measured in beats.
• Duration is how long or short a note is
• Tempo is the speed at which music is performed
• Tempo is the speed at which music is performed, it can be fast or slow
• Dynamics are the loudness or softness of notes being played
• Dynamics are the loudness or softness of notes
• Dynamics are the loudness or softness of a sound
• A beat is a basic measurement or unit of time in music
• Tempo is the speed of the music, it is measured in beats per minute (bpm)
• Tempo is how fast or slow the music is
• Time signature is how many beats are in a bar and what kind of beats
• Dynamics is how loud or soft the music is
• A semibreve has 4 beats
• This is a semibreve

  
• A minim has 2 beats
• This is a minim

  
• A crotchet has 1 beat
• This is a crotchet

  
• A quaver has 1/2 beats
• This is a quaver

  
• A semiquaver has 1/4 beats
• This is a semiquaver

  
• Presto means very fast
• Vivace means fast and lively
• Moderato means moderate
• Andante means at an easy walking pace
• Adagio means that it is in a relaxed calm way
• Accelerando means that it is gradually getting faster over time
• Rallentando means that it is gradually getting slower over time
• The abbreviation of pianissimo is pp
• Pianissimo means very soft
• The abbreviation for forte is f
• Forte means very loud
• The abbreviation for mezzo forte is mf
• Mezzo forte means half loud
• The abbreviation for fortissimo is ff
• Fortissimo means very loud
• The abreviation for mezzo piano is mp
• Mezzo piano means half soft
• The abbreviation for piano is p