Music Terms
A continuous, repeating pulse in a song is called a...
steady beat, or beat
Name one instrument in the woodwind family.
Clarinet, oboe, bassoon, saxophone, flute
Which famous composer was completely deaf by the end of his life?
Beethoven
What are you mostly graded on in this class?
Participation
What's the word for how fast or slow a song is?
Tempo
Name two instruments in the brass family
Trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn, tuba, baritone, French horn, Sousaphone.
What famous British band had hits such as Another One Bites the Dust and Bohemian Rhapsody? An extra 50 points if you can name the lead singer.
Queen
(Freddy Mercury)
All the Stars
SZA and Kendrick Lamar
True or False: You need to ask permission to get a drink from the water fountain in the hall.
True
Which of these terms is one note played or sung at a time?
Harmony, Melody or rhythm
Melody
What are 5 typical instruments you'd find in a rock band?
Drums, guitar, bass, keys, vocals
Defying Gravity
True or false: You need to ask permission to sharpen your pencil or get a Kleenex.
False
4/4 is an example of a...
time signature
Name two dynamic levels (in Italian).
forte, piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte
Which famous composer wrote The Brandenburg Concertos, Toccata and Fugue in D minor (the spooky Halloween song on organ), along with hundreds of other songs? He had 20 children and was arrested and sent to jail!
Johann Sebastian Bach
The Schuyler Sisters
Hamilton
True or false: You'll have to do laps around the track if you forget to charge your iPad.
False- you will have to complete a worksheet for the day.
How many beats would you have if you added (assuming 4/4 time)...
2 quarter notes
3 half notes
4 eighth notes
4 sixteenth notes?
11 beats
Name 3 typical parts of a pop song
Intro, Verse, Chorus, Bridge, Outro
Jazz, hip-hop, rap, and R&B all came from this one type of music that was born in America in the late 1800's. Famous players are BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Robert Johnson.
Blues
Title, artist AND the person who originally wrote the song
I Will Always Love You
Whitney Houston
Dolly Parton
True or false: You may have your phone, smart watch and AirPods on and in your backpack for the day.
False- these must be turned off.