Musical Word of the Week
Reading Sheet Music
Musical Elements
Making Musical Connection
Miscellaneous
100
Fill in the Blank: Dynamics are musical symbols written in notation that indicate whether to play music ________ and ________.
What is Loud and Quiet?
100
Fill in the MISSING Letter for the Lines and Spaces on the Treble Clef Staff:
E,__,__,__,F
__,A,__,E
What is:
E,G,B,D,F -Lines
F,A,C,E - Spaces?
100
Name one element of music that is important to creating a mood or feeling
What is Tempo or Dynamics?
100
What two musical elements make up a melody?
What is Pitch and Rhythm?
100
Name one of the holidays celebrated in December?
- Christmas Day: Celebrated on December 25th to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ
- Hanukkah: A Jewish holiday that involves lighting a menorah for eight days to commemorate a miracle in the temple
- Kwanzaa: A cultural holiday that celebrates African heritage and identity, usually celebrated from December 26th to January 1st
200
How many numbers are in a Time Signature?
What is Two Numbers?
200
What are the following letter?
What is DEED?
200
What is Timbre?
What is the character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity?
200
What is the purpose of dynamics and tempo in film?
What is to create a mood and tone for the film, Usually changes when different actions in the movie happen?
200
What is true about singing?
A. Singers can train their throats to change shape.
B. 10 Muscle groups are used to sing
C. Sound from a singer's mouth travels at around 500 miles per hour
What is A?
A. By adjusting the throat shape, singers can create a brighter, darker, or more focused vocal quality!
B. 12 Muscle Groups are used to sing (Diaphragm, Abdominals, Intercostal muscles, Thyroarytenoid muscles, Cricothyroid muscles, Posterior cricoarytenoid muscles, Lateral cricoarytenoid muscles, Jaw, tongue, neck, shoulders, and belly)
C. Sound from a singer's mouth travels at around 750 miles per hour
300
How many lines and spaces are on a Staff?
What is 5 LINES and 4 SPACES?
300
What are the following letters?
What is BAG?
300
What is the difference between a Chord and an Interval?
What is the number of notes played?
A "chord" is a combination of multiple notes played simultaneously, while an "interval" is the distance between just two notes.
300
Why is it important for artists to use a melodic contour map when creating a composition?
What is it allows them to visualize and manipulate the overall shape of a melody?
300
Name the composer who worked on Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Schindler's List
Who is John Williams?
400
True or False: Tempos are French written words that indicate how Fast or Loud music is played.
If you believe it is false, correct the mistake/s!
What is False: Tempos are used to ITALIAN written words that indicate how Fast or SLOW music is played?
400
Draw out a staff with a treble clef, common time signature, and 4 quarter notes on notes CDAF
(See white board)
400
How many eighth notes makes up a Half note?
What is 4 eighth notes?
400
What is the difference between Melody and Harmony?
What is a melody is a sequence of notes played that is pleasing to the listener/easy to play, while harmony is a combination of notes played simultaneously WITH harmony?
400
Fill in the Blank: New Yorkers drink _____ times more coffee than people in the rest of America.
What is 7 times?
500
What was the musical word of the week during Week 3?
What is Clef?
500
Draw out a two different staffs one with a treble clef and one with a bass clef, with the CORRECT time signature, that has 2 quarter notes and 1 quarter note on notes CEG
(Show White Board)
500
What was the name of the FIRST instrument that was able to showcase dyanmics?
What is the Piano?
(Formally known as the Piano Forte)
500
We created a BoomWhacker Composition for this class, Name the chronological steps we took to make this creation
Composition Map (Rhythm and Notes)
Write out notation (On staff)
Draw Melodic Contour
Add in Harmony, Dynamics Markings, and Tempo Markings
500
How many holiday gifts are given to the person in the song "Twelve Days of Christmas"?
What is 324 Gifts?
- 12*1 = 12 drummers drumming
- 11*2 = 22 pipers piping
- 10*3 = 30 lords a-leaping
- 9*4 = 36 ladies dancing
- 8*5 = 40 maids a-milking
- 7*6 = 42 swans a-swimming
- 6*7 = 42 geese a-laying
- 5*8 = 40 golden rings
- 4*9 = 36 calling birds
- 3*10 = 30 French hens
- 2*11 = 22 turtledoves
- 1*12 = 12 partridges in pear trees
2*(12 + 22 + 30 + 36 + 40 + 42)