Something Noteworthy
What is a whole note?
The highest part of the vocal range for a female.
What is a soprano?
This instrument's name comes from the Latin word for "soft" or "quiet," and is one of the terms used to sing quietly.
"Hakuna Matata"
What is the Lion King?
"Blinding Lights", "Save Your Tears"
Who is The Weeknd?
This music notation means you need to calm down, take a breath, and relax for a beat.
What is a Quarter Rest?
Mezzo-sopranos, or "middle" sopranos, often get lumped in with this "lower" vocal range.
What are Altos?
This is normally considered a percussion instrument, though Bessie the Holstein might have one strapped around her neck to let you know she's in the field.
What is a cowbell?
"Do You Want to Build a Snowman?"
What is Frozen?
Who is Ariana Grande?
This time signature is often the one used for a waltz, or is the same fraction if you had 75 cents of a dollar.
What is 3/4 time?
The contralto is a lower range than the alto. Contralto singers often have deeper voices, like some say of this British singer of songs "Hello," "Someone Like You," and "Rolling in the Deep."
Who is Adele?
The Broadway show "Bring in the Noise, Bring in the Funk" used old paint buckets, trash cans, paint cans, and big boxes, beat upon with sticks, to simulate playing these (without the cymbals, of course).
What are drums?
"Under the Sea"
"WAP", "Up"
Who is Cardi B?
In a 4/4 time signature, this note gets two full beats, or 50%, of the measure's note value, or if you split your Kit Kat Bar in two.
What is a half note?
Men who sing in typically female tessitura (or vocal ranges) are called countertenors, and are very rare, like this late pop singer of songs "Beat It" and "Thriller."
Who is Michael Jackson?
The ukulele is a small Hawaiian stringed instrument that is tuned to the key of C. This instrument, a giant, six-stringed ukulele, is tuned in the key of E.
What is a guitar?
"You Are the Music in Me"
What is High School Musical?
"Drivers License"
Who is Olivia Rodrigo?
Notes are split into halves. Wholes become halves, halves become quarters, quarters become eighths, and eighths become this.
What are sixteenth notes?
The bass is the lowest vocal range, from E-2 to E-4, and, like the countertenor, is very rare to find a true one. This singer of songs like "Folsom Prison Blues" and "A Boy Named Sue" was, like his daddy, a true bass.
Who is Johnny Cash?
The Sousaphone, named after John Phillips Sousa, is a marching band version of this, a big, deep brass instrument that would be really hard to march around with.
What is a tuba?
What is Enchanted?
"Sand in My Boots," "Wasted on You"
Who is Morgan Wallen?