Notes & Rests
Families of Orchestra
Music elements/terms
Songs
WILD
100
Name the note which gets one sound to a beat
quarter note ("du")
100
Which instrument family uses a reed in the mouth piece of most of its instruments?
Woodwinds
100
What does "ostinato" mean?
a musical pattern that repeats over and over
100
What is the name of our National Anthem?
"The Star Spangled Banner"
100
What does an accent do to a note?
it stresses the note
200
Name the rest which gets 2 beats
half rest
200
Name an instrument in the String family which is held under the chin to play.
violin or viola
200
How many pitches does a pentatonic scale have?
five
200
Name the culture or continent where the song "Fun wa ni alaafia" comes from?
Africa or West Africa
200
In the form "Call-and-Response" which part is sung by the group?
response
300
How many beats do four 16th notes get?
One beat
300
Name the lowest brass instrument
tuba
300
Name a song form with 2 or more voices performing the same melody but starting at different times, so they overlap
canon
300
If a song uses "vocables" what does this mean?
vocables have no real meaning
300
Is compound meter a rhythm pattern in which beats are divided into threes or fours?
threes
400
Which note gets the beat if the meter signature is 6/8?
eighth note
400
Which family of instrument's function is to maintain and accent rhythm?
Percussion
400
What does improvise mean?
to make up music while playing it
400
Name one Native American dance step
toe-heel, heel-toe, step-touches, directional step-touches, or jump-hops
400
What is the name of a person who leads an orchestra?
conductor
500
What is the term used when stressed sounds occur between the beats instead of on the beat of a rhythm pattern?
syncopation
500
What are some of the ways to play percussion instruments?
hitting, scraping, shaking
500
What is the opposite of piano?
forte
500
If a song has 3 beats to the measure what is the meter and/or what conducting pattern would you use?
meter in 3's, 3 meter conducting pattern
500
What is the name of a section of a song that is often repeated after each verse called?
Refrain or Chorus
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