The Sound of Science
Vocab
Where's my family?
Form and Texture
Music Staff
100

The basic unit of sound 

What is pitch? 

100

The volume of music is this 

What are dynamics? 

100

Violin is part of what family? 

Strings 

100
A series of single tones that add up to make a recognizable tune 

Melody 

100


Treble Clef 

200

This is a measurement of how many times a pitch vibrates per second 

What is hertz? 

200

You can hear the difference between a trumpet and a flute because of the instruments _________

Timbre 

200

The electric guitar is part of two families 

Electric, strings 

200

When a melody is played short and detached 

Staccato 

200

Name the accronym that helps find the pitches for the lines in the treble clef 

Every 

Good 

Boy 

Deserves 

Football 

300

Slower vibrations produce a ____________pitch; high vibrations produce a _______________pitch 

Lower, Higher 

300

Explain the difference between beat and rhythm

Beats are consistent in a song. (Something you can nod your head to) 


Rhythm is different patterns for pitches. 

300

Put this voicing in order from highest to lowest 

Tenor 

Soprano 

Bass 

Alto 

Soprano

 Alto

 Tenor

 Bass

300

This type of texture has a melody that is accompanied by chords 

Homophobic 

300

What are the note names for the spaces? 

F A C E 

400

Which pitch is the LOWER pitch? 

324htz 

256htz 

534htz

368htz 

256htz 

400

If a song's tempo is marked "Moderato" then the song's pace is

Moderate pace

400

This family of instruments is played by being struck

Percussion 

400

This type of FORM is when a chunk of music is repeated over and over again with no new material--just the same thing over and over 

Strophic 

400

Buzz and point to C 


Under the two black keys 

500

The pitch "A" vibrates how many times per second? (How many hertz?) 

440htz! 

500

Name all the Italian words for the following dynamics 

Soft 

Medium Soft 

Medium Loud  

Loud 

Piano 

Mezzo Piano 

Mezzo Forte 

Forte 

500

The only difference between a symphonic band and a symphonic orchestra is this instrument family 

Strings 

500

A single melody, or a single noodle _____________

Two or more melodies, or bowl of noodles_________

One melody with chord accompaniment or noodles and meatballs___________

Monophonic 

Polyphonic 

Homophonic 

500

Play this melody on the keyboard and guess the tune 

C C G G A A G 

F F E E D D C 

Twinkle Twinkle little star 

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