Definitions
The steady pulse of music
Beat
p
piano
If the time signature 4/4 how many beats are in a bar?
4 beats
Flute and the bass drum have (same/different) tone color
different
The shorts and longs of music
rhythm
f
forte
Presto is a (slow/moderate/fast) tempo
What is fast?
The violin and the cello belong to this family of instruments
string family
How do you indicate silence?
A rest
The louds and softs of music (volume)
dynamics
ff
fortissimo
The dynamic marking appears (above/below) the note
below
The trumpet belongs to this family of instruments
The Brass Family
1/2 a beat is called
quaver (oddish)
The fasts and slows of music (speed)
tempo
<
crescendo
Name four styles of music
There are too many to type here
Name three woodwind instruments
flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, bassoon, piccolo
If there 4 semiquavers (nidorina) make 1 beat, how many semiquavers make 4 beats?
16
A word to describe multiple rhythms played at once
polyrhythms
decrescendo means?
to gradually get softer
This is always felt in music, but not always heard
beat
We use bright and airy to describe this instrument
the flute
What does a dot do to a rhythm?
add 1/2 its value