Music Vocabulary
This word refers to the unique sound of music and the instruments used in a song.
What is timbre?
This type of guitar is usually found in a rock band.
What is the electric guitar?
This country musician was known for her philanthropic actions. She donated a large portion of her earning to charities all over the world.
Who is Dolly Parton?
Classical music uses the full dynamic range. This dynamic is the quietest a musician can play.
What is pianissimo?
Jazz music often uses the full dynamic range. This dynamic describes the loudest a musician can play.
What is fortissimo?
The volume of the music.
What are dynamics?
This form, beginning with the number 12, is associated with Blues music.
Singers of this genre often have a vocal twang.
What is country?
This word describes a person who writes classical music.
What is a composer?
Jazz can be played on any instrument, but some instruments are more commonly associated with Jazz. Name one of those instruments.
What is saxophone, trumpet, piano, or bass?
What is form?
This genre comes directly from African American cultures and traditions.
What is Blues?
What is pop music?
These four instrument families make up the standard orchestra.
What are strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion?
This vocalist is a famous Jazz musician, AND ALSO was one of Teacher Mabini's favorite artists.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
What is "issimo"?
This rhythm, beginning with the letter B, is common in Rock music. It emphasizes beats 2 and 4.
What is the backbeat?
Both country and pop music follow this form.
This musical form would describe a piece that is loud, then quiet, then loud again.
What is ABA form?
What is swing?
This word is common in Jazz music, and refers to when a musician makes up their melodies on the spot.
What is improvisation?
This person was featured in the film "Sinners" and is a famous Blues musician from Chicago.
Who is Buddy Guy?
This section of a pop or country song repeats itself multiple times and often includes the main melody or the title of the song.
What is the chorus?
When classical music has lyrics (such as in opera), it is often not in English. Name one language it could be in.
What is Italian, German, or Latin?
The Jazz version of a "chorus" is called this.
What is the head?