Draw this rhythm!
Quarter – Eighth rest – Eighth – Quarter – Quarter
Now clap it with Ms. Allen giving the quarter note.
This composer wrote the famous Fifth Symphony featuring the “short-short-short-long” motive.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Spell out the chord in root position and tell me the name/quality.
G – E – C
C Major
This key signature has no sharps and no flats.
C Major/a minor
This tempo indicates 'fast, brisk, and lively'.
What is Allegro?
Eighth – Eighth – Quarter (tied to next beat) – Quarter – Quarter
Now clap this rhythm with Ms. Allen giving the quarter note!
This Baroque composer is known for Brandenburg Concertos, The Well-Tempered Clavier, and his Double Violin Concerto.
J. S. Bach
A – F – D
D minor chord
This major key has one sharp in its key signature, F♯.
G Major
This Italian term indicates a slow, expressive tempo often used in lyrical orchestral passages. The literal translation is 'at ease.'
Adagio
Quarter – Triplet eighths (1 beat) – Quarter – Eighth Eighth – Quarter
Now clap this rhythm while Ms. Allen gives the quarter note!
This composer wrote The Nutcracker and Swan Lake.
Tchaikovsky
B – G – E
E minor
This major key has three flats: B♭, E♭, and A♭.
Eb Major
These two tempo descriptors indicate a slow tempo.
Largo
Adagio
Grave
Lento
Eighth – Quarter – Eighth – Eighth – Quarter – Eighth rest
Now clap this rhythm while Ms. Allen gives the quarter note.
This 20th-century composer wrote The Rite of Spring, which famously caused a riot at its premiere.
Stravinsky
F – D – B♭
Bb Major
This is the relative minor of D major.
B minor
These two tempo descriptors indicate a moderate tempo.
Moderato
Andante
Andantino
Allegretto
Dotted quarter – Eighth – Triplet Eighths– Eighth – Quarter (tied over barline)
Clap this rhythm while Ms. Allen gives the quarter note.
This composer, a key figure in the Second Viennese School, developed the twelve-tone technique.
Arnold Schoenberg
F♯ – D – A – C♯
D Major 7th Chord
Draw all major keys in the circle of fifths; you may choose ONE teammate to help you.
Ms. Allen will determine if the student has correctly replicated the Circle of Fifths.
Both of these tempo markings mean to slow down, but one indicates a gradual decrease in speed while the other calls for an immediate holding back of tempo. Name both terms and explain the difference.
What are ritardando (gradually slowing down) and ritenuto (suddenly slower or held back)?