Drums
This part of the hi-hat stand holds the top cymbal.
Clutch
This piece of plastic protects the body of the guitar from getting scratched. Not every guitar has one.
Pick Guard
This is the first note found on a full size keyboard.
A or A0
The main vocal part of any song is referred to as the "melody", but oftentimes this will be supported by a secondary part called the "_____".
Harmony
While time signature dictates how we count a song, this number refers to how fast or slow we count the song.
Tempo
This drum rudiment consists of two hits played together near simultaneously, with the first written as a grace note into the second.
Flam
This simple chord, also known as a "5 chord", combines a note with its perfect fifth on the next string, found 2-3 frets up the neck. It can also include the octave.
Example:
A5
D--7--
A--7--
E--5--
Power Chord
A full size keyboard has this many octaves.
7
On a longer note, a singer might change the pitch gradually up and down to add depth. This is called _____.
Vibrato
When this symbol is placed above a note, you're being told to hold the note longer than otherwise written. It's displayed on sheet music with a dot underneath a sideways parenthesis.
Fermata
This technique is typically used in quieter sections of songs and consists of holding your stick sideways on the snare drum to create a "click" sound off the rim.
Side Stick/Cross Stick
When moving from a lower note to a higher note on the same string, you can transition by quickly pushing down with another finger on the same string, without having to strum again or slide. This is called a ______.
Hammer On
Triad
This special voice register allows singers to hit notes higher than their normal voice.
Falsetto
By starting a major scale at a note other than its root (i.e. starting a C major scale on D or E) you can play alternate scales that create different interval structure called _____.
Drummers will sometimes play deliberately quiet notes inbetween other notes to create a certain feel or add momentum to a fill. In sheet music, these are displayed with parentheses surrounding each note. These are called ______.
Ghost Notes
By lightly touching a string at specific places on the neck, you can produce different high pitch notes. What are these called?
Harmonics
This important part of any keyboard contains all the keys and the mechanisms required to make them work.
Keybed
The highest possible singing voice for women is typically a soprano. For men, it's ____.
Tenor
Even if they both play the same note, a guitar and piano will each sound different. This is because each has a particular "quality" to its sound we refer to as _____.
Timbre
This particularly complex concept involves playing two or more rhythms simultaneously that do not divide evenly into each other. For example, playing a 3 beat rhythm and a 4 beat rhythm at the same time.
Polyrhythm
You may find when tuning a guitar that your open string sounds fine but the further you go up the neck, the more out of tune the string is. This is usually due to imperfections in the neck and how the strings are adjusted at the bridge. We call this _______.
Intonation
Complex keyboards like the one found in the rehearsal room allow you to play different sounds depending where you're playing. What is this called?
Key splitting
A transitional part of any singer's range, such as the shift between someone's chest and head voice.
Passaggio
This term refers to having more than one melody playing at the same time. In the case of keyboards, it can also refer to how many notes a keyboard can produce at one time.
Polyphony