Listening
Was the second note higher or lower than the first?
What is lower?
The highness or lowness of sound is called __________.
What is pitch?
Write out a C major scale using note names (and accidentals if applicable).
What is: C D E F G A B (C)?
What are the seven (7) solfege syllables and how do they help in sightreading?
What are: do re mi fa sol la ti do?
What is orienting yourself within a key?
Because I knew you...
What is I have been changed for good?
Was the second note higher or lower than the first?
What is higher?
The __________ clef represents higher pitches than the bass clef.
What is the treble clef?
Write out an E major scale using note names (and accidentals if applicable).
What is: E F# G# A B C# D# (E)?
What do the two (2) numbers in a time signature mean? Give an example of a time signature and explain.
What are: how many beats in a measure and which note gets the beat? What is: 4/4, with 4 beats a measure and quarter note getting the beat?
Adele Dazeem
Who is Idina Menzel?
What interval was played?
What is a half step?
__________ is a system of representing notes with syllables, i.e. “do.”
What is solfege?
Write out a B-flat major scale using the staff on the board.
What is: Bb C D Eb F G A (Bb)?
What is a key signature? What are the tips for knowing which key you are in when it consists of a) sharps and b) flats?
What is: the list of sharps or flats at the beginning of the staff? What are: sharps - raising last sharp by a half step, or flats, second to last flat?
Me and...
Who is Boq?
What interval was played?
What is a whole step?
A(n) __________ is the distance between two pitches.
What is an interval?
Write out an F major scale using the staff on the board.
What is: F G A Bb C D E (F)?
Composers often use the elements of music to assist in character development. Give an example of how a particular piece of musical theatre repertoire uses these elements to solidify characterization. Be specific.
What is: "Ol' Man River" from R&H's Showboat, which uses a simple time signature to reflect a simple character, and syncopation to reflect his inner plight.
I cried in the theatre.
What is the Ozdust Ballroom?
Was the example played an arpeggio or chord?
What is an arpeggio?
__________ and __________ are examples of accidentals.
What are sharps and flats?
What is the key signature for C#major?
Why is F-flat major not listed in the circle of fifths? What would be its key signature?
What is: it would have a double flat? What are: Fb Gb Ab Bbb Cb Db Eb (Fb)?
The Red Tracksuit
What is Idina Menzel falling through a trapdoor and breaking her ribs?