HEY HEY, WHAT'S THAT SOUND?
This word means how high or low the tones are
What is "Pitch?"
The organization of time in music, with long notes, short notes, and rests
What is "rhythm?"
This note gets one beat. It has a filled-in note head and a stem.
What is a "quarter note?"
A series of notes that make a recognizable whole; a musical sentence
What is "a melody?"
The highest female voice
The volume - how loud or quiet the music is
What is "Dynamics?"
This word refers to a regular repeating pulse that divides music into equal parts
What is "beat?"
This note gets half a beat. It takes two of them to equal one quarter note.
What is an "eighth note?"
This is created when 2 or more notes are sung or played at the same time
What is "harmony?"
The lowest female voice
What is "Alto?"
A sound with definite pitch (eg. speaking, singing, etc.)
What is "Tone?"
These strong beats help us determine the meter and measure in music. For example, a song might be in 3/4 or 4/4 time.
What are "accents?"
This note gets two beats. It has an unfilled note head and a stem.
What is a "half note?"
This music genre refers to music that is made to appeal to a very large audience.
What is Pop?
The Highest male voice
What is "Tenor?"
When a guitar string is plucked or when a drum is hit - this happens, causing sound to be produced.
What is "Vibration?"
This word refers to the speed of the beat
What is "Tempo?"
This tells the musician to be silent for a moment.
What is a "rest?"
This genre of music developed from blues and has a strong beat.
What is Rock and Roll?
The lowest male voice?
What is "bass"?
The term for the number of layers of sound in a piece of music? Sometimes called the consistency of the music.
What is "texture?"
A tempo is usually steady, but when it is has rhythmic freedom to speed up and slow down, we use this Italian term.
What is "rubato?"
When a rest lasts for one beat. It looks like a small letter zed on top of a letter c.
What is a "quarter rest?"
This music artist made the best selling music album of all time.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This is the name for the structure of a musical composition. It might be a simple melody, like a lullaby, or a very large piece, like an orchestra with many instruments.
What is "form?"
I can always identify the flute just by listening to it. Its _________ is bright and airy.
What is "timbre?"
This word refers to an accented beat where we don't expect it. Accenting the weak beat rather than the strong.
What is "syncopation?"
The "fraction" that tells us how many beats in a measure, and what kind of note gets one beat
What is the "time signature"?
This singer sang and played piano for his band's song "Somebody To Love".
Who is Freddie Mercury?
There are three primary elements to the form of a musical composition. Identify any ONE of them
What are "repetition, contrast, and variation?"