The Classical Period
Cristofori invented this instrument in the Classical Period
The Piano
What voice can can sing the highest?
Soprano
What are the letters in the musical alphabet?
A B C D E F G
What does a whole note look like?
A donut or an oval
How do you draw a treble clef? Draw one on the white board.
Name 2 composers from The Classical Period
Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Clementi
What voice can sing the lowest?
Bass
What word helps us remember the spaces on the staff?
F A C E
What does a half note rest look like?
A hat
What do sixteenth notes say?
Ti-Ki Ti-Ki
Which composer lost his hearing?
Beethoven
Name all 4 singing voices.
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass
Where on the musical staff can notes be placed? (There are 2 places)
How many beats are in a measure of 3/4 meter?
3
Which composer wrote "A Little Night Music" from the Classical Period?
Mozart
Which composer was a brilliant musician as a young child?
Mozart
Explain what lyrics are in a song.
The words that the singer says.
What sentence helps us remember the lines on the staff?
Every Good Boy Does Fine or Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
An ostinato is...
A short repeated pattern
What is improvisation?
It is when you make up music on the spot.
Name something that the Classical Period is known for.
What is range?
The lowest to the highest note that someone can sing or play on an instrument
Explain a "round" or a "canon"
Multiple voices sing the same melody, but each voice starts at a different time.
Name how many beats each of the following notes get: Eighth, Quarter, Half, and Whole
Eighth : 1/2
Quarter: 1
Half: 2
Whole: 4
What is Perfect Pitch?
When someone can tell what a note is just by listening to it, not using an instrument