Music Terms
Reading Music
Rhythms
Singing 101
Bonus
100
The main tune of a song.
What is the melody?
100
A set of five horizontal lines and four spaces that each represent a different musical pitch.
What is a staff?
100
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What is a quarter note?
100
This is required in order to inhale the most amount of air, and improve quality of a singer's sound.
What is good posture?
100
When all parts sing the same notes at the same time.
What is unison?
200
A pleasing sound made when different notes are sung together at the same time.
What is harmony?
200
These are used to divide music into measures.
What is a bar line?
200
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What is an eighth note?
200
A series of exercises that prepare the voice for singing.
What are vocal warm ups?
200
This is the person that directs the choir.
What is a conductor?
300
This italian word lets singers know to sing loud.
What is Forte?
300
This is used to divide the rhythm of a piece into equal units.
What is a measure?
300
This note is worth four beats in 4/4 time.
What is a whole note?
300
In order to sing louder, you need more of this:
What is more air?
300
Highest voice part in a choir, also known as part 1>
What is a soprano?
400
In music, these tell you how loud or soft the music is.
What are dynamics?
400
Symbols which can have different values, and let you know not to sing.
What is a rest?
400
This note is worth two beats.
What is a half note?
400
This system of syllables that can be used to help singers sight read notes on a staff.
What is Solfege, or Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do?
400
A closing section in a musical piece (also known as the tail, or the end).
What is a coda?
500
When there is singing without an accompaniment.
What is a cappella?
500
This symbol tells you how many beats per measure, and what type of note gets the beat.
What is the time signature?
500
If two whole notes are tied together, how many beats total would you sing those notes for?
What is eight beats?
500
When you pronounce words clearly while singing you are using good:
What is diction?
500
An device used to set a steady tempo.
What is a metronome.
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