Warming Up Our Voices
For singing, this part of the body must remain at the sides of the body - not in front, not behind, or crossed.
What are the arms?
This musical object has five lines and four spaces.
What is the staff?
What kind of note gets 1 beat in 4/4 time?
What is the quarter note?
A symbol that indicates complete silence in music.
What is a rest?
The system of short syllables used to learn music.
What is solfege?
For this vowel, the "cave" right in front of the ear must be open and the lips rounded.
What is the "oo" vowel?
This clef is also known as the G-clef.
What is the treble clef?
What kind of note receives 2 beats in 4/4 time?
What is a half note?
The act of moving one's arms to show the tempo, rhythm, and character of a piece.
What is conducting?
The solfege syllable that is considered the "home pitch" or the "tonic" pitch?
what is "Do"
In choir, this is the instrument used.
What is the body or voice?
This part of music notation appears at the beginning of every song, after the clef, and contains 2 important numbers.
What is the time signature?
What kind of note receives 3 beats in 4/4 time?
What is a dotted half note?
What kind of rest receives two beats and is located on the third line on the staff?
What is the half rest?
In this key, the first space note on the staff is "do."
What is the key of F?
To pronounce this vowel correctly, the tongue should be raised to create a tall space in the mouth, positioned just behind the front teeth.
What is the "ee" vowel?
This symbol may appear anywhere in a piece of music. It has two dots and two lines - 1 thin line and 1 thick line.
What is the repeat sign?
What kind of note receives 4 beats in 4/4 time?
What is a whole note?
This number tells us how many beats are to appear in each measure.
What is the top number of the time signature?
In this key, the second line is "do."
What is key of G?
This large muscle is located below the lungs but right above the stomach. It moves up and down to allow air into the lungs.
What is the diaphragm?
These two symbols lower and raise a pitch. They also help determine the key signature at the beginning of a piece. HINT: The key of F has one of these symbols.
What are sharps and flats?
What kind of note receives half of a beat in 4/4 time?
What is an eighth note?
This number tells us what kind of note gets the beat.
What is the bottom number of the time signature?
Another word for saying or speaking (aloud) the rhythm or solfege syllables.
What is chanting?