Solfege
The first solfege syllable we usually start on
What is 'Do'?
Whole note gets how many beats?
4
This tells you how loud or soft to sing, as well as gradually get louder or softer
Dynamics
Standing with feet shoulder width apart, knees slightly bent, chest raised, shoulders relaxed and chin parallel to the floor
What is posture 1?
Number of pets Miss Mendez has
2
Order of your major scale
What is 'Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do'?
Dotted half note
This means that everyone sings the same pitches, rhythm, and words
What is unison?
How to tell in your music which is the vocal/choir part (NOT the accompaniment)
Wherever there are words are!
This has five lines and four spaces
Staff
The 6th solfege syllable in your major scale
What is 'La?'
A dot adds ___ of the note before it
What is half the value?
This tells you how many beats there are per measure and what type of note gets the beat (top and bottom number)
What is time signature?
Materials needed every day
What is music folder, pencil and (if needed) water bottle?
Miss Mendez's favorite musical artist
Kendrick Lamar
Minor arpeggio
What is 'La, Do, Mi'?
Note that gets 1/2 a beat
What is an eighth (1/8) note?
The distance between two pitches/notes
What is interval?
Performance and posture etiquette
What is posture 1, not talking to friends or looking at each other and always watching the director?
What does an eighth rest look like and how many beats of silence?
1/2 a beat, looks like a 7 with a pimple
Space between Do, Mi, Re, Fa, Mi, So, Fa, La, etc.
What is an interval of a third?
Four (4) eighth notes equals:
What is two (2) quarter notes OR one (1) half note?
Being able to hear pitches in your head but not singing it out loud or humming
What is audiation?
Sightreading process
1. Clap and count rhythm, 2. Find 'Do' and figure out solfege, 3. Chant solfege in rhythm and 4. Sing (with solfege then words)
How many choir teachers has Preston had before Miss Mendez