Meter
How many numbers are in a Meter Sign or Time Signature?
2
Rhythm is measured in this unit
Beats
The musical alphabet uses this many letters from the English alphabet.
7 letters
Ukuleles have this many strings
4 strings
Name an insturment from the percussion family
Drums, cymbols, congas, xylophones, thunder sheets, shakers, Piano, etc (Mr. Ortiz approval)
The top number of a meter sign means this...
The number of beats per measure
Whole notes are this many beats in duration
4 beats
The letters of note names are....
A,B,C,D,E,F, and G
The names of the Ukulele Strings are
A,E,C, and G
Name an instrument from the String Famil
Ukulele, Guitar, Violin, Viola, Cello, or Bass
The bottom number of a meter sign means this...
Half notes are this many beats in duration
2
True or False, there is only one kind of each note
chords
Name an instrument from the Brass Family
Trumpet, Trombone, Baritone, Euphonium, Tuba
In this meter, there are how many beats...
4
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4
There are 4 beats
Quarter Notes are this many beats in duration
1 beat
True or False: All instruments can play every note
True: All instruments have some sort of pitch range where all notes can be played. However, the notes might not all be evenly high or low.
You use this to play a stringed instrument to help pluck the strings...
A pick
Name an Instrument from the Woodwind Family
Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Oboe, Bassoon.
What is the beat unit of this meter?
6
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8
Eighth Notes
Music Notes represented by letters actually represent this
Hertz (A=440hz), which are the number of times a sound wiggles through the air in one second.
This is the technique you use to play multiple strings at the same time (playing chords)
strum (strumming)
What instruments do our band students play at Willow?
Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet, and Trombone.