The Sound of Science
Vocab
Where's my family?
Form and Texture
Music Staff
100
The basic unit of sound
What is pitch?
100
The volume of music is this
What are dynamics?
100
Violin is part of what family?
Strings
100
A series of single tones that add up to make a recognizable tune
Melody
100
Treble Clef
200
This is a measurement of how many times a pitch vibrates per second
What is hertz?
200
You can hear the difference between a trumpet and a flute because of the instruments _________
Timbre
200
The electric guitar is part of two families
Electric, strings
200
When a melody is played short and detached
Staccato
200
Name the accronym that helps find the pitches for the lines in the treble clef
Every
Good
Boy
Deserves
Football
300
Slower vibrations produce a ____________pitch; high vibrations produce a _______________pitch
Lower, Higher
300
Explain the difference between beat and rhythm
Beats are consistent in a song. (Something you can nod your head to)
Rhythm is different patterns for pitches.
300
Put this voicing in order from highest to lowest
Tenor
Soprano
Bass
Alto
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
300
This type of texture has a melody that is accompanied by chords
Homophobic
300
What are the note names for the spaces?
F A C E
400
Which pitch is the LOWER pitch?
324htz
256htz
534htz
368htz
256htz
400
If a song's tempo is marked "Moderato" then the song's pace is
Moderate pace
400
This family of instruments is played by being struck
Percussion
400
This type of FORM is when a chunk of music is repeated over and over again with no new material--just the same thing over and over
Strophic
400
Buzz and point to C
Under the two black keys
500
The pitch "A" vibrates how many times per second? (How many hertz?)
440htz!
500
Name all the Italian words for the following dynamics
Soft
Medium Soft
Medium Loud
Loud
Piano
Mezzo Piano
Mezzo Forte
Forte
500
The only difference between a symphonic band and a symphonic orchestra is this instrument family
Strings
500
A single melody, or a single noodle _____________
Two or more melodies, or bowl of noodles_________
One melody with chord accompaniment or noodles and meatballs___________
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Homophonic
500
Play this melody on the keyboard and guess the tune
C C G G A A G
F F E E D D C
Twinkle Twinkle little star