Elements of Music
Keeping steady time with the music is also known as ___________.
What is beat?
What is considered the lowest sounding brass instrument in a 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?
Drums belong to which instrument family?
What is the percussion family?
The ___________ is also referred to as the speed of the music.
What is tempo?
This instrument has 4 strings and is considered the highest sound in an orchestra.
What is violin?
A _______ note has 2 beats.
What is a half?
What is the name of the pitch that follows So?
What is La?
These colorful instruments make sounds like piano keys.
What are boom whackers?
This means to sing or play softly in music.
What is piano?
This instrument is famous for playing the cat sound in Peter and the Wolf. *Hint: It is black and has 5 separate pieces.
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?
This instrument family has more than 1,000 instruments in it.
What is percussion?
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. *Hint: It's color is brass but it's NOT considered to be a brass instrument.
What is a saxophone?
This rest has 4 beats of silence.
What is a whole rest?
(Hint: Count them in your head)
What is eight?
This tempo marking is fast. *Hint: Think about the Little Einsteins theme song.
What is Allegro?
This means to sing or play loudly in music.
What is Forte?
This instrument is used by the conductor to lead the ensemble.
What is a baton?
This rest has 2 beats of silence.
What is a half rest?
What is the only pitch in a melodic sequence that repeats twice?
What is Do?
This song was composed by a German little boy when he was just 4 years old. *Hint: There are 3 possible answers. All are correct.
What is "The ABC Song?"
What is "Twinkle, Twinkle?"
What is "Bah, Bah Black Sheep?"