Music Vocab
Music Symbols
How Sounds Work
Orchestra Families
Instrument Technique
100
What is the word that means a "short, repeated musical pattern?"
A. Rondo Form
B. Ostinato
C. Crescendo
D. Fortissimo
B. Ostinato
100
How many beats does a dotted half note receive?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
C. 3
100
How does a "round" work?
Hint: Think about when we sang "Are You Sleeping."
A. Everyone sings/plays the same part at the same time
B. Everyone sings the same part at different times
C. Only one person sings
B. Everyone sings the same part at different times.
100
How many instrument families of the orchestra did we learn about?
5
100
What shape should your hands make when playing the drums?
A. Triangle
B. Square
C. Circle
A. Triangle
200
True or False:
Unison is when all parts play or sing at the SAME TIME.
True
200
What is the special name for this symbol?
A. Whole Rest
B. Quarter Rest
C. Eighth Note Rest
A. Whole Rest
200
Are the notes moving by steps, skips, or repeated pitches?
Skips
200
What instrument family is shown in this picture?
A. Strings
B. Woodwind
C. Percussion
C. Percussion
200
What is the rest position called when we rest our mallets while playing the xylophone?
Hint: It's two words!
Shoulder Holders
300
These are notes that are next to each other, one after the other, with NO extra lines or spaces in between.
A. Steps
B. Skips
C. Repeated pitches
A. Steps
300
How many beats does a whole note receive?
4
300
To make a sound on a percussion instrument, you either have to hit them, scrape them, or _______ them.
A. Drop
B. Shake
C. Twist
D. Bow
B. Shake
300
Which instrument family does this instrument belong to?
String Family
300
What part of the drum makes a LOW sound?
Middle
400
These are songs that were developed by African American slaves and often had religious words and a hidden meaning.
A. Spirituals
B. Folk Songs
C. Sonnets
D. Lyrics
A. Spirituals
400
If I wanted to add these two notes together, how many beats would it be TOTAL?
Hint: Find the value for each note, then add them up!
6
400
Which TWO WAYS is this melody moving by?
Steps
Skips
Repeated pitches
Repeated Pitches & Steps
400
What instrument family does this belong to?
A. Percussion
B. Woodwind
C. Keyboard
D. Brass
Brass Family
400
Fill in the blank:
When we play with mallets, we pinch, _______, bicycle!
A. Point
B. Wrap
C. Curl
B. Wrap
500
This is another style of music developed by African Americans that uses syncopation and improvisation.
Hint: It starts with the letter "j."
Jazz
500
If a half note is 2 beats, how many half notes do you need to add to make a whole note?
Hint: A whole note is 4 beats. You need to do division!
2
500
Which TWO WAYS is this melody moving?
Steps
Skips
Repeated pitches
Steps & Skips
500
Listen to the music. Which instrument family do you hear?
String Family
500
Write 3 things you MUST do with your body to have proper drumming technique.
Hint: What should your hands, feet, and back look like?
Example Answers:
Sit up tall, feet flat on floor, drums flat, fingers together, triangle hands, bounce (no sticky fingers)