Instruments
What family does the drumset belong to?
Percussion
A composition for five players is a _____________.
quintet
Monophonic means _______________.
one part
A person, usually young, with exceptional abilities is considered a _______________.
prodigy
What are the 7 letters of the musical alphabet?
A B C D E F G
What family does the violin belong to?
Strings
Sound is made up of ____________.
vibrations
What is the outer squishy part of our ear?
Pinna
What is how quietly or loudly a piece of music should be played called?
Dynamics
True or false: there can be notes above and below the staff?
True
What family does the trumpet belong to?
Brass
Polyphonic means _________________.
2 or more parts
A single note in music is a _______________.
pitch
When notes of a chord are played one after another it is called an _________________.
arpeggio
On the treble clef staff, what are the names of the spaces from bottom to top?
What family does the clarinet belong to?
Woodwind
A motif is _________________.
a short musical theme
What is the German word for "songs"?
Lieder
A trill and an appoggiatura are examples of what in music?
Ornaments
On the treble clef staff, what are the names of the lines from bottom to top?
E G B D F
Name the four families of instruments
Percussion, Strings, Woodwind, Brass
What part of the inner ear recognizes vibrations and turns them into sounds?
Cochlea
To _________ means to change the key of a piece of music.
modulate
What is the term for lines above and below the staff?
Ledger Lines
A mode is _______________.
a type of musical scale