Rhythm & Beat
This is the steady pulse you feel in music.
What is the beat?
Singing groups are called this.
What is chorus or choir?
This family includes flute, clarinet, and saxophone.
What is the woodwind family?
Music from different countries helps us learn about this.
What is culture?
Creating your own music is called this.
What is composing?
In 4/4 time, this many beats are in each measure.
What is four?
This person helps singers start and stop together in a group.
What is watching the conductor?
What is it called when you hear music and think about what you notice?
What is listening or analyzing music?
Songs passed down through generations are called this.
What are folk songs?
This is a short pattern of sounds you can clap or play over and over.
What is a pattern?
This note value lasts one full beat in 4/4 time.
What is a quarter note?
Singing with correct pitch means you are doing this.
What is singing in tune?
This instrument family is played by shaking, scraping, or striking (like tambourine).
What is percussion?
Music can help tell stories about this.
What is history?
You are doing this when you make up a rhythm while you are playing.
What is improvising?
This term means “loud” in music.
What is forte?
This musical skill means performing music with feeling and style.
What is expression?
This describes how high or low a sound is. When in the right spot, you might "strike out".
What is pitch?
This U.S. state’s standards guide what our students learn in music class.
What is Kansas?
This is when you write down your music using notes or symbols.
What is writing music?
The speed of the beat in music is called this.
What is tempo?
When different groups start singing the same melody at different times is called this.
What is a round?
This is the shape or structure of a piece of music (like ABA).
What is form?
Music used in celebrations, ceremonies, or traditions in specific cultures are called this type of music.
What is cultural or ceremonial music?
This is what you call it when you change a song a little bit to make it different.
What is changing or adapting music?