Name That Song
What are we listening for?
How should I play it?
100

Sol-Sol Mi Sol-Sol La Mi Do

or 

Do-Do-Ti La La / Re Re Do Ti La Sol

Owlet, My Owlet


Or 

I Love the Mountains

100

This musical term means the steady, constant pulse in most music.

What is "the beat"?

100
When playing a hand drum, this is the part of your had that you use to play a deep, bass sound. 

What is "the palm"?

200

Do Re Mi Do / Fa Mi-Mi Re Do

or 

Do-Re Mi Mi Do Do-Re Mi Mi Do

Oh How Lovely is the Evening


or

Polly Wolly Doodle

200

This musical term describes how fast or slow something is generally.

What is "tempo"? 

200

When playing a xylophone, I know that I'm playing too hard if:

1.) My bars bounce

2.) It sounds too hard

3.) It looks too hard (slamming or slapping the instrument)

300

La,-Sol, Do-Do Do Sol,-La,-Sol, Do Do

or

Sol Sol Mi La Sol Mi

John Henry


or 

It's Raining

300

This musical term describes how something feels to your ear. It is also the word we use to describe how "thick" or "thin" a piece of music seems. 

What is "texture"? 

300

When playing the recorder, this hand always needs to be on top.

What is "the left hand"?

400

Sol-Sol Mi-Mi Re-Re Mi-Mi Sol (Paraphony) 

or 

Sol Do-do-do-do Mi do-do

Chili Pepper Song

or 

Al Coro de La Patata

400

This musical terms describes a sound's tone or tone quality. For example, this is how we tell different instruments apart from one another. 

What is "timbre"?

400

When playing the ukulele, this sound is played by strumming while holding the strings so that no strings ring and simply "thud" instead. 

What is "a chuck" or "chucking"? 

500

Mi Sol Sol La Mi Sol Sol

Or

La la do re mi / Mi re do ti la

Tideo 

or 

Little Johnny Brown

500

This musical term describes how a piece of music is put together, or the pattern or logic that a song has in it. 

What is "form"? 

500

When playing this unique drum, you don't actually strike the instrument. Rather, you tilt it slowly to make the beads roll.

What is, "the ocean drum"? 

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