Brass
What is the common trait of the brass family?
You must buzz your lips to play a brass instrument
What is the common trait of the woodwind family?
You have to cover holes to change the pitch
What's the common trait of the string family?
They all have strings and the strings are what vibrates!
What is a motif in music?
A short musical idea that is the centerpiece of a song. It is the "main idea" of the song and is often repeated or elaborated on.
What rhythm is worth 1 beat?
Quarter note
What are the "buttons" called on a brass instrument?
Valves
What are the "buttons" called on a woodwind instrument?
Keys!
What is the common trait of the percussion family?
You have to hit, shake or scrape them to play them.
What is a sequence in music?
A sequence is when you take a motif or a phrase, take the same exact rhythms and bring everything up or down the same amount of pitches.
What rhythm is worth half a beat?
an eighth note
1. Which brass instrument does not have valves? 2. What does it have?
1. Trombone
2. A slide
1. Which woodwind instrument was never made of wood? 2. What is it made of?
1. Saxophone
2. Brass
There are 4 main string instruments in the orchestra. Name 2 of them.
Violin, viola, cello and bass
Write a sequence 3 notes down:
B G A B A A G
G E F G F F E
What rhythm is worth a quarter of a beat?
a sixteenth note
What is the name of the instrument that looks like a tuba but is smaller?
Baritone
What is the name of the belt that holds a single reed onto a mouthpiece?
Name as many percussion instruments you can in 20 seconds. GO!
Cymbals, castanets, marimba, bells, jingle bells, triangle, etc.
What is a retrograde in composition?
Retrograde means backwards. So take a motif or a phrase and play it/write it backwards.
If the time signature says "7/4," then how many beats are in a measure?
7
Name a brass instrument other than the 5 we learned about.
Bugle, mellophone, sousaphone, sackbut, slide trumpet, piccolo trumpet, etc.
There are 4 main types of saxophones. Name at least 2 of them.
Soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones
What's the difference between melodic and non melodic percussion instruments?
Melodic- You can play a melody, like twinkle, twinkle little star.
Non melodic- You can't play a melody. You can only play rhythms or textures.
Name 2 famous music composers.
Beethoven, Mozart, John Williams, Elton John, Lainey Wilson, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, etc.
If the time signature says "6/8," what type of note gets the beat? Sixteenth note, eighth note, quarter note, half note or whole note.
Eighth note