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Say what the music actually did

Arts & Music · Music · ages 14-16
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. The violins play faster and louder. Which working words fit?

    • Tempo and dynamics
    • Title and composer
    • Cover and ticket price

  2. What should a description of a piece follow?

    • The order of events: start, entries, changes
    • The alphabet of instrument names
    • Your mood before pressing play

  3. Saying only whether you liked a piece counts as describing it.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. A friend says the texture thickened. What did they hear?

    • Faster footsteps in the hall
    • More layers piling up together
    • A louder cough nearby

  5. Halfway through, the drums drop out and a lone violin stands exposed. What is that moment?

    • The tuning before the concert
    • The applause after the concert
    • The turn, caused by the drums leaving

  6. Which judgement is backed the right way?

    • It was great because I felt great
    • It was gripping because the lone violin held the hall silent
    • It was long because the chairs hurt

  7. Two reviews disagree: one tracks order with working words, one only praises. Which describes better?

    • The praising one, since joy matters most
    • Both describe equally well
    • The ordered one, since it names what happened

  8. On a second listen, where should each sentence hang?

    • On start, entry, or turn
    • On jokes about the composer
    • On guesses about ticket sales
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  1. Tempo and dynamics · Tempo names speed and dynamics name loudness.
  2. The order of events: start, entries, changes · Tracking in order is the whole skill.
  3. False · Describing means ordering what happened in it.
  4. More layers piling up together · Texture names how thick or thin the layers run.
  5. The turn, caused by the drums leaving · A turn is the moment plus what turned it.
  6. It was gripping because the lone violin held the hall silent · A real moment in the piece backs the verdict.
  7. The ordered one, since it names what happened · Ordered events with right words are the skill itself.
  8. On start, entry, or turn · Three stamped moments carry every sentence.
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