Musical Symbols
This symbol tells singers to get louder.
What is a crescendo?
Good singers stand or sit up straight using good ______.
What is posture?
The speed of music is called the ______.
What is tempo?
The highest singing voice for many children.
What is soprano?
This song tells listeners to ignore the haters and just dance.
What is “Shake It Off”? by Taylor Swift
This symbol tells singers to get softer.
What is a decrescendo (or diminuendo)?
Air used to sing comes from this muscle under your lungs.
What is the diaphragm?
The loudness or softness of music is called ______.
What are dynamics?
This voice part usually sings the lowest notes in many choirs.
What is bass?
This upbeat song asks people to clap along if they feel like happiness is the truth.
What is “Happy”? by Pharrell Williams
This symbol means to repeat a section of music.
What is a repeat sign?
Singing higher or lower notes correctly is called singing in ______.
What is tune / pitch?
A group of beats organized together in music is called a ______.
What is a measure?
This voice type is between soprano and tenor.
What is alto?
This song from the Disney movie Encanto became extremely popular and tells everyone not to talk about a certain character.
What is “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”?
This musical symbol shows that there is silence in the music.
What is a rest?
This is when singers take a quick breath between phrases.
What is breathing?
A pattern of long and short sounds in music.
What is rhythm?
This male voice type usually sings higher than bass.
What is tenor?
This powerful Disney song is sung by Elsa in the movie Frozen when she decides to embrace her powers.
What is “Let It Go”?
This symbol at the beginning of music shows the pitch for singers.
What is a clef (usually treble clef)?
This word describes singing together at the same time with others.
What is harmony (or ensemble singing depending on lesson)?
The tune of a song that you usually remember.
What is melody?
When everyone sings the same melody together it is called singing in ______.
What is unison?
This song by Imagine Dragons talks about pain turning someone into a believer.
What is “Believer”?