Music History
Where is the dance "Los Machetes" from?
Mexico
What kind of note gets one beat?
The McCord School Song
What instrument is unpitched and we use our palms to play? Also known as "skins"
Drums
What is the term for "speed of music" or how fast or slow the piece of music goes?
Tempo
What song was written by Francis Scott Key and is about our nation and its flag?
The National Anthem/Star Spangled Banner
What kind of rest gets one beat of rest?
Quarter Rest
What is the song called that we sing right before music?
What instrument has metal cymbals around it and is shaped like a circle?
Tambourine
What is the term for the volume of music, or how loud and soft the music is sung or played?
Dynamics
Which month was the song by "Earth, Wind, and Fire" about?
September
What kind of note gets 2 beats?
Half Note
What song is it that we pass something around the circle called?
Pass the Beanbag
What instrument has wood bars that have pitches that go high and low?
What is the term for playing at a steady pulse?
beat
Where is the ukulele from?
Hawaii
What kind of note gets 4 beats?
Whole Note
Finish the lyrics... "Ms. Mary, Mac, Mac, Mac...."
All dressed in black, black, black
What instrument have we played that uses strings?
Ukulele
What are the four different timbres of unpitched percussion instruments?
Woods, Shakers, Metals, Skins
Who wrote the National Anthem?
Francis Scott Key
What kind of note gets 3 beats?
Dotted Half Note
What is the song that uses different dynamics to sing?
What are the string names on the ukulele?
G, C, E, A
What does the term "Prestissimo" mean?
Play as fast as you possibly can