Terms
At a walking pace
What is the following articulation called and what does it mean?
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Staccato - Short and Detached
What Baroque instrument looks like a piano but its key colors are reversed
Harpsichord
How many eight-notes fit into a measure of 4/4?
8
Who wrote the music for Star Wars
John Williams
What does accelerando mean?
To get faster.
What is the following articulation called and what does it mean?
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Tenuto - stretch out the note for its fullest value.
The piano belongs to which family of instruments?
Percussion
How many notes are in a major scale?
7 - you do not count the repeated note.
Who wrote the music for the original Lion King?
Sir Elton John
The measured distance between two pitches.
What is the following articulation called and what does it mean?
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Accent - to play one dynamic level louder
What instrument was the predecessor to the modern trombone
Sackbut
How many 16th-notes fit into a dotted quarter-note?
6
Who wrote the music for "Intersellar?"
Hans Zimmer
What does the term Da Capo mean?
The top - go to the beginning of the piece.
What is the following articulation called and what does it mean?
^
Marcato - "marked" play louder and separated, pronounced
This instrument uses a bag, a chanter, and a drone to make its sound.
Bagpipes
How many beats does a half-note get?
It depends on the meter.
Who wrote the music for "Nightmare Before Christmas?"
Danny Elfman
5/8 & 7/8 are examples of what type of meter?
Asymetric
What is the following articulation called and what does it mean?
(draw on the board)
Staccatissimo - exaggerated staccato
The famous expression, "Pulling out all the stops," got its origin from what instrument?
Organ
How many half-steps are in a major scale?
2
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Howard Shore is most famous for his film score to what movie trilogy?
The Lord of the Rings