Music Theory
Can you spare a coin? The rhythm that is worth one beat.
What is a quarter note?
What is West Africa?
Plug in my guitar bro...this is the word for the part of the wave that reflects loudness.
What is the amplitude?
There's a famous equation named after this Greek philosopher. He also studied the ratios of strings to find the perfect intervals.
Who is Pythagoras?
It's the loneliest number, the rest that is worth one beat.
What is a quarter rest?
Let me tell you a story...about the name of the people who tell stories from the region we learned about.
Who is a Griot?
ooooEEEEEoooo! This is the part of the wave that reflects the pitch of a sound.
What is frequency?
Who is Apollo?
You eat a candy this, and it divides the music into measures.
What is a bar or measure line?
All are one in the force...these three aspects of music are actually the same in the region we learned about.
What is instruments, singing, and dancing?
Ouch! This is the unit of measurement for frequency.
What is a Hertz?
Hisssssss! This ancient Greek competition featured athletes as well as musicians.
What are the Pythian Games?
Easy to say, tricky to spell, it's the word to describe how long or short the note is.
What is rhythm?
Groovy...these big drums set the groove.
What are dun-duns?
Ring ring! This unit of measurement is used for the amplitude, and is named after the guy who invented the telephone.
What is a decibel?
This Italian monk was responsible for creating the first standard notation...or was it his made-up friend, Stan the Stinky?
Who is Guideo D'Arezzo?
Low, low, low your boat, this clef is used for low notes. Also, it was the first clef ever invented, so that monks could read music.
What is the bass clef?
Follow me! This drum is the leader of the drums from the region we learned about.
What is the djembe?
Light doesn't need this, but sound does. It transfers energy from one place to another through waves.
What is a medium?
This is the day we go to...the most important institution after the fall of the Roman Empire.
What is the Roman Catholic Church?