Song Context
Before & After Lyrics
Musical Symbols
Musical Terminology
How well do you know Ms. Sitarz?
100

This song was a 1970s disco dance hit.

Dancing Queen

100

"Young and sweet ____" and "____ fools rush in."

Young and sweet only fools rush in.

100

The meaning (not the name) of this musical symbol:


Loud

100

The Italian term for singing or playing notes smooth and connected.

Legato

100

The style of dance class Ms. Sitarz takes.

Tap

200

This song is a sea chantey.

Boatmen Stomp

200

"I never saw a pretty gal in my ____" and "sing songs of wonder, sing of ____ _____."

I never saw a pretty gal in my life begun.

200

The meaning of this symbol .

Go back and repeat either to the beginning or to the start repeat sign .

200

The Italian term for a dynamic marking indicating to sing or play suddenly loud and then suddenly soft.

Fortepiano (fp).

200

The sport Ms. Sitarz plays in an adult recreational league.

Kickball


300

The original recording artist of "Can't Help Falling in Love."

Elvis Presley

300

End of "Can't Help Falling in Love with You" verse and beginning of "Dancing Queen" chorus

Falling in love with you can dance

300

The Italian word for .

Coda

300

Italian phrase indicating to return to the original tempo after slowing down or speeding up.

A tempo

300

Ms. Sitarz's favorite dog breed.

Dachshund

400

Although the original version of this song was written in a slow pop style, our version is written in the doo-wop style.

Can't Help Falling in Love

400

End of first line of Verse 2 of "Boatmen Stomp" and beginning of chorus of "Come in from the Firefly Darkness."

The boatmen sing songs of wonder

400

The name for the line connecting the two notes. 

Slur

400

The meaning of rit. e dim.

Gradually slowing down and getting softer.

400

One of the two countries Ms. Sitarz has lived in besides the U.S.

Jordan 

or Turkey


500

The composer of this song was the college roommate of our piano accompanist and now resides in Connecticut.

Come in from the Firefly Darkness

500

The second line of verse 3 of "Boatmen Stomp" and what you do in the chorus of "Dancing Queen."

There's none can dance.

500

The Italian word for .

Segno

500

The meaning of D.S. al Coda.

Repeat back to the segno (sign - ) and then skip to the Coda (tail/end) when instructed by "to Coda" or this symbol.

500

The number of sisters Ms. Sitarz has.

Two

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