Elements of Music
Keeping steady time with the music is also known as ___________.
What is beat?
What instrument is considered the lowest voice in band?
What is the Tuba?
A whole note has _____ beats.
What is 4?
This is the name of the first melodic pitch in a scale
What is Do?
Fortissimo (ff)
What is very loud?
The ___________ is also referred to as the speed of the music.
What is tempo?
This instrument has 4 strings and is considered the highest voice in an orchestra.
What is violin?
A _______ note has 2 beats.
What is half?
What is the name of the pitch that follows So?
What is La?
This is the meaning of the dynamic level "piano" is music.
What is soft?
____________ is a term that means the loudness or softness of music in a piece.
What is dynamics?
This instrument is famous for being the cat in Peter and the Wolf.
What is the clarinet?
A quarter note has _______ beat.
What is 1?
What is the pitch name called that sits between Mi and So?
What is Fa?
Mezzo piano (mp)
This music term refers to the different lengths and patterns of notes within a song.
What is rhythm?
This instrument is not found in orchestra but more commonly in Jazz.
What is a saxophone?
What makes a note longer?
What is a dot?
How many pitches make up a major scale?
What is eight?
Name two dynamic levels quieter than forte.
What is mezzo piano, piano, or pianissimo?
The __________ is usually the recognizable tune in a song. The song might not have words, but you can still hum this.
What is melody?
This is the name of the stick a conductor uses to lead the ensemble.
What is a baton?
A sixteenth note has _____ of a beat.
What is 1/4?
What is the only pitch in a melodic sequence that repeats twice?
What is Do?
This dynamic indicator is not posted above the whiteboard in class.
What is pianissimo (pp)?
Or, sfz, fff, etc.