Music History
What is the earliest era of music that we studied?
What is the highest instrument in the woodwind family?
Flute or Piccolo
What is the definition of dynamics?
Volume
1 1/2
What is the group of symbols at the beginning of a piece of music called?
Key Signature
Mozart composed during which Era?
Classical
What are the two DOUBLE REED instruments that we have in Viking band?
Oboe and Bassoon
What does "molto" mean?
Much or a lot
How many beats are in a dotted half note?
3
Who composed the ballet "The Nutcracker?"
Tchaikovsky
Church music was THE ONLY type of music during this Era.
Medieval
What is the lowest brass instrument?
What does "accelerando" mean?
Get Faster Gradually
How many beats are in one measure of 6/8 time?
6
What is the musical term for "gradually slowing down?"
Rallentando or Ritardando
Tchaikovsky composed during which era of music?
Romantic
What is it called when brass players change their air stream and embouchure to create different notes?
Partials
What does DC al Fine tell the musician to do?
Go back to the beginning and end at the word "Fine"
How many beats are in a measure of cut time?
2
Haydn, Bach, etc.
In which era was the piano invented?
Classical
What is the lowest woodwind instrument in Viking Band?
Bassoon
Name three styles of "articulation."
How many beats would a dotted quarter receive in cut time?
3/4 (dotted eighth)
What does the word "Crescendo" mean?
Gradually get louder