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Create a quiz with these questions: Tempo – Questions What Italian word means "slow"? What tempo marking means “lively” or “fast”? What tempo marking means “walking pace”? What word is used for “very fast” tempo? What do we call a gradual change in tempo? What term means to return to the original tempo? 🔊 Dynamics – Questions What symbol tells you to play loudly? What dynamic marking means “very soft”? What is it called when music suddenly becomes soft? What dynamic term means to gradually get louder? What do mp and mf stand for? What two markings show extreme contrast in dynamics? 📝 Note Values – Questions What note gets one beat in 4/4 time? What kind of note gets half a beat? Two of what type of note equal a whole note? What note has a stem, is filled in, and has one flag? What kind of dot adds half the value of the note it follows? What combination of notes equals a dotted quarter note? 📏 Time Signatures – Questions What time signature has 2 beats per measure? What time signature is used for waltzes? What time signature is used in marches? What does the top number in a time signature tell us? In 4/4 time, how many beats are in 3 quarter notes and 1 eighth note? What time signature is called “compound duple” and used in Irish jigs? 📻 Current Music Info – Questions Which artist had the highest-grossing tour by 2025? What is the most-used music streaming service in 2025? What music genre continues to top the Billboard charts in 2025? Which artist released a surprise double album in 2024? What tech company released a hit AI-generated song? Who is the youngest artist to win Album of the Year twice? 🎺 Instruments & Timbre – Questions What instrument family includes the violin and cello? What family do the flute and clarinet belong to? What instrument has black and white keys and is both string and percussion? Timbre describes what aspect of a sound? What word describes how instruments are combined in an arrangement? What double reed instrument often plays the tuning note in an orchestra?

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  • Q1
    What word describes what instruments are used in a piece of music
    Harmony
    Orchestration
    Rhythm

    Instrumentation

    Melody
    30s
  • Q2
    What Italian word means 'slow'?
    Presto
    Moderato
    Adagio
    Allegro
    30s
  • Q3
    What dynamic marking means 'very soft'?
    Mezzo forte
    Forte
    Piano
    Fortissimo
    30s
  • Q4
    What time signature is used for waltzes?
    4/4
    2/4
    6/8
    3/4
    30s
  • Q5
    What instrument family includes the violin and cello?
    Brass
    Percussion
    Strings
    Woodwinds
    30s
  • Q6
    What note gets one beat in 4/4 time?
    Eighth note
    Half note
    Quarter note
    Whole note
    30s
  • Q7
    What dynamic term means to gradually get louder?
    Diminuendo
    Crescendo
    Forte
    Piano
    30s
  • Q8
    What word is used for 'very fast' tempo?
    Presto
    Lento
    Adagio
    Allegro
    30s

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