On Staff
5 lines and 4 paces for writing music
We don't use the word speed in music we say...
tempo
We are played by plucking or bowing a string
stringed instruments
This is a musical sentence
Phrase
what is my note value? half note plus half note
whole note
Also called a G clef
treble clef
If you were moving Largo how would you be moving
Very slowly
We are played by hitting or shaking something
percussive instruments
This composer wrote the Nutcracker
Tchaikovsky
what does the bottom number of a time signature tell us?
Divides the staff into measures
Barline
Magicians say Presto when they pull a bunny out of a hat. Musicians say presto when we want you to play...
Fast
We are played by blowing air through a reed
woodwind instrument
This form is ABA
Ternary
what does the top number of a time signature tell us?
how many beats per measure
Indicates how many beats in each measure and what kind of not receives one beat
Time signature
If you are ascending in pitch what is happing to the sound?
We are played by buzzing our lips on a mouthpiece while we blow air
brass instruments
This composer wrote 5 violin concertoes
Mozart
4 quarter note rests equal?
whole note rest
Playing the same beginning at different times
Round
A fifth
We can be played with keys, but we can also be string or percussion instruments
piano
This composer wrote 9 Symphonies and the 5th one is super famous
Beethoven
If you split a half note in two you get this