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Printable Grades 6–8 music theory vocabulary worksheet with 50 multiple-choice questions and word bank of musical terms and notation marks.
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Music Theory Vocabulary: 50 Multiple-Choice Definitions

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This printable music theory worksheet gives Grades 6–8 students 50 multiple-choice questions to define musical terms and symbols. Students identify meanings for accelerando, crescendo, dynamics, fermata, legato, and staccato, using the provided word bank. Useful for band or orchestra classes, vocabulary review, quizzes, or homework on music notation and performance directions.

Subject:
Music
Topic:
Music Theory
Grade Level:
6th – 8th Grades
Updated May 2026

Word Bank

  • A cappella
  • A tempo
  • Accelerando
  • Adagio
  • Allegro
  • Andante
  • Accent Mark
  • Chord
  • Coda
  • Crescendo
  • Dal Segno
  • Decrescendo
  • Divisi
  • Dolce
  • Dynamics
  • Fermata
  • Fine
  • First Ending
  • Flat
  • Forte
  • Fortissimo
  • Interval
  • Largo
  • Legato
  • Marcato
  • Metronome
  • Mezzo Forte
  • Mezzo Piano
  • Moderato
  • Molto
  • Natural
  • No breath
  • Phrase
  • Piano
  • Pianissimo
  • Piu
  • Poco a poco
  • Presto
  • Rallentando
  • Repeat
  • Ritardando
  • Sfzorzando
  • Sharp
  • Slur
  • Staccato
  • Subito
  • Tenuto
  • Tie
  • Tutti
  • Unison

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