Note Values
A note that receives 3 beats/counts.
What is a dotted half note?
A musical thought or sentence.
What is a Phrase?
This secular poetic and musical form emerged in the 14 century and was a song for one or more voices sometimes accompanied by the lute.
What is the Madrigal?
This musical period lasted from 400 - 1400 C.E.
What is the Medieval Period?
Mr. Chambers' primary instrument.
What is Percussion?
A note that receives 1/2 of a beat/count.
What is an 8th Note?
A symbol placed at the left-hand end of the staff that indicates the pitch of the notes written on that staff.
What is a clef?
The use of notes outside of the prevailing key.
What is Chromaticism?
Music during this time period became more widespread due to the invention of the printing press and a growing middle class.
What is the Renaissance Period?
The writer of the Star Spangled Banner.
Who is Francis Scott Key?
A note that receives 1 1/2 beats/counts.
What is a dotted quarter note?
A symbol that represents the duration or length of a musical sound.
What is a Note?
This form of sacred music included a second melody performed simultaneously with the plainchant melody and is considered the beginning of polyphony in Western Music.
What is Organum?
This musical period lasted from 1600 - 1750 C.E.
What is the Baroque Period?
This is the nickname of the Thomas Jefferson high school marching band.
What is the "Spirit of Richmond?"
A note that receives 1/4 of a beat/count.
What is a 16th Note?
This shows how many sharps or flats are in a piece of music.
What is the Key Signature?
She was an abbess in the Catholic Church and a composer during the Medieval Period.
Who is Hildegard von Bingen?
This musical period hosted composers like Berlioz, Brahms, and Mahler.
What is the Romantic Period?
This song, which is in TJ's band book, was performed by the R&B/Soul group The Whispers.
What is And The Beat Goes On?
A note that receives 3/4 of a beat/count.
What is a dotted 8th note?
This will let you know how many beats are in a measure AND what type of note will receive one beat.
What is the Time Signature?
This was the earliest form of sacred music, consisting of a single melody written for unison voices with words in Latin.
What is Plainchant?
This period hosted composers like Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn.
What is the Classical Period?
This is the name of the marching version of a tuba, which was named after a famous composer known as the "march king."
What is the sousaphone?