How's It Sounding
The basic unit of time in music?
What is a beat?
Another term for "the end"
What is fine
Medium soft known as
What is mezzo-piano?
This marking shows what pitches should be flat or sharp throughout the piece of music
What is key signature?
The violin, viola, cello, double bass; also guitar, and lute are all a part of this instrument classification
What is chordophones?
The pattern of beats in a piece of music
What is rhythm
Notes having a separate, crisp sound; marked with dots over or under them is referring to
What is staccato?
Medium loud known as
What is mezzo-forte?
A set of notes and rest between two bar lines
What is a measure?
A bass drum, a snare drum, and tambourine belong to this classification family
What is percussion?
When musical conductors count 1, 2, 3, 4...1,2,3,4 they are keeping track of
What is tempo?
A rhythm or melody pattern that repeats
What is ostinato?
To get softer gradually is to also
What is decrescendo?
A curved line that connects two notes of the same pitch and indicates that the sound should be held for the length of both notes
What is a tie?
Brass instruments such as the flugelhorn are known to be classified as
What is aerophones?
The highness or lowness of a sound is known as
What is pitch?
The softness or loudness of music
What is dynamics?
To get louder gradually is to also
What is crescendo?
This symbol indicates that a tone is to be lowered by a half step
What is a flat?
Woodwinds are under this classification
What is aerophones?
A series of pitches moving upward, downward, or staying the same is known as
What is melody?
A concluding or ending section of a piece of music
What is coda?
A term for "very soft"
What is pianissimo?
This symbol indicates that a note is to be raised by half a step
What is a sharp?
The vibraphone and the marimba are part of this classification and family
What is idiphones and percusssion?