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 song starts with "Off we go into the wild blue yonder,
Climbing high into the sun
Here they come, zooming to meet our thunder,
At 'em boys, give 'er the gun."
What is the Air Force song?
This teacher played clarinet in grade school.
Who is Mrs. Just?
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?
"____ ________ _______ ________ ___________" by John Sousa is played often by marching bands, and was named America's official National March.
What is The Stars and Stripes Forever"?
This teacher plays piano and sometimes helps us at Spring Sing
Who is Mrs. Evans?
____________ is a term that means the loudness or softness of music in a piece.
What is dynamics?
This instrument is famous for being the duck in Peter and the Wolf.
What is the oboe?
A quarter note has _______ beat.
What is 1?
"_________ Doodle" was actually sung by British soldiers to make fun of the colonists who were rebelling during the War of Independence.
What is yankee?
This teacher has performed in disneyland twice.
Who is Mr. Mendoza?
An accent on the upbeat.
What is syncopation?
This instrument is not found in orchestra but more commonly in Jazz.
What is a saxophone?
What makes a beat longer?
What is a dot?
The words to "America the Beautiful" were originally used as a _______ and written by Katherine Lee Bates.
What is poem?
Who has been playing the recorder since 4th grade?
Who is Ms. Penrod?
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 instrument is used by the conductor to lead the ensemble.
What is a baton?
A sixteenth note has _____ of a beat.
What is 1/4?
The ______ ________ ________ was written by Francis Scott Key while he was on a British ship attempting to rescue his friend.
What is Star Spangled Banner?
This teacher makes cats scream when singing.
Who is Mrs. Short?