AMEB Grade 1 Theory Terms and Signs Quiz Posted on October 27, 2017May 1, 2020 by Tara Connolly Welcome to the AMEB Grade 1 Theory Terms and Signs Quiz There are 10 questions in this quiz. Click 'Next Question' to start the quiz. 1. What does piano (p) mean? a musical instrument loud smoothly soft 2. What does crescendo (cresc.) mean? short and detached abruptly stop gradually becoming softer gradually becoming louder 3. What is this sign called? slur or phrase mark decrescendo/diminuendo gradually becoming softer crescendo 4. What does decrescendo (descresc.) mean? soft loud gradually becoming softer gradually becoming louder 5. What is this sign called? forte staccato legato ritenuto 6. What does legato mean? smooth, well connected smooth and shiny gradually getting faster short and detached 7. What does diminuendo (dim.) mean? smooth, well connected very quietly gradually becoming softer immediately faster 8. What does this sign mean? indicates the start of a piece indicates the end of a piece or important section indicates a repeated bar indicates a rest 9. What does accelerando (accel.) mean? gradually becoming louder gradually becoming faster gradually becoming slower accelerate, run very fast 10. What does this sign mean? soft short long loud Thanks for taking AMEB Grade 1 Theory Terms and Signs Quiz. Submit your answers to find out your score! Please enter your details if you want your results to be sent to your email address! Your Name Your Email Time's up Tara Connolly AMEB Grade 2 Theory Terms and Signs Quiz