Instruments
Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
Symbols
Mystery
100
Flute, Clarinet, Oboe Bassoon, Piccolo
Woodwind Family
100
A musical pattern that repeats.
Ostinato
100
Very fast
presto
100
This symbol means there is an added ending to a song.
Coda
100
This form is ABACA.
Rondo
200
Tuba, Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn
Brass Family
200
Started by African Americans and uses improvisation. (Scat singing)
Jazz
200
very loud
fortissimo
200
What is this note? It receives 3 beats.
Dotted half note
200
A person who leads a musical group.
Conductor
300
Drum, Piano, Maracas, Triangle, Cymbals
Percussion Family
300
The order or pattern of the music
Form
300
very soft
pianissimo
300
What is this note? It receives 4 beats.
Whole Note
300
The area between two bar lines.
Measure
400
Made up of selected instruments.
Band
400
To sing or play the same part at the same time.
Unison
400
What is the meaning of "crescendo"?
gradually get louder
400
What is this symbol? It receives four silent beats.
Whole Rest
400
A line that divides the staff into equal measures.
Bar line
500
Made up of all 4 instrument families - woodwind, brass, string and percussion
Orchestra
500
The unique sound of something.
Timbre
500
What is the meaning of "decrescendo"?
gradually get softer
500
What is this symbol? It receives 2 silent beats.
Half Rest
500
A thin and thick line that tells you it's the end of the music.
Final bar line