Figures/Music History
What musical figure became deaf over their lifetime?
Ludwig Van Beethoven
A SHARP symbol does what to a note?
Raises the pitch by a half step
What are the SPACE notes for treble clef?
F A C E
When taking a breath to sing, we want what to expand?
The diaphragm
What are the 5 main vowels we use to sing?
"Ah, eh, ee, oh, oo"
What musical figure was a childhood prodigy?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
A fermata tells you to do what?
Hold the length of whatever it is over for longer than what is written.
What are the SPACE notes for bass clef?
A C E G
FALSE
What does a bar line do?
&
What does a double bar line do?
Bar Line - separates measures
Double Bar Line - ends a piece of music
What musical figure composed during the Baroque era?
Johann Sebastian Bach
What does a natural sign do to a note?
Cancels out any previous sharps or flats, returning a note to its natural, unaltered pitch.
What are the LINE notes for treble clef?
E G B D F
How should our feet be placed when singing?
Shoulder width apart
What does the top number of a time signature tell you?
How many beats are in each measure.
What music genre is John Williams associated with and what era does he compose during?
Film/Movie music. 20/21st Century
What is a slur as it relates to music?
A slur connects 2 or more different notes to make them sound legato (smooth & connected)
What are the LINE notes for bass clef?
G B D F A
What part of our body (hint: it's in your mouth) has a direct impact on how we make vowels when singing?
The tongue
What is an interval and what would the interval from C to E be?
An interval is the distance between 2 notes.
C - E interval is a THIRD (3)
List the music eras from earliest to most recent.
Medieval
Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
20/21st Century (present day)
What does an accent mark make the note sound like?
Strong and firm
Is middle C (do) below, within, or above the treble clef staff?
Below (with a ledger line going through it)
Singing with a wide vertical separation between tongue and palate produces what kind of vowels?
Tall vowels
What does the bottom number on a time signature tell you?
What type of note receives 1 beat