Ballet
What is the definition of a Ballet?
A musical story told on stage through dancing.
What is a definition of an Opera?
Musical story told through only singing with no microphones.
WHat is the definition of a musical.
Musical story told on stage through singing, dancing, and dialogue.
What is the name of the note that is worth 1 beat of time?
Quarter Note
The orchestra is divided into how many families?
4
What is a choreographer?
The person who makes up and teaches the dance moves.
Do opera singers use microphones?
No
What is it called when a performer is good at all three singing, dancing, and acting
Triple Threat
What is the name of the note that is worth 1 beat of silence?
Quarter Rest
This person is the leader of the orchestra
- conductor
- maestro/maestro
Where does the conductor and orchestra sit?
- In the Pitt
What is 1 job of an opera director?
- Telling the performers where to stand
- Working with the performs on acting
- Thinking up the overall concept of the opera.
- So much more
Seize the Day
What do we say when we see 2 eighth notes?
Ti-Ti
This family is made up of instruments that you hit shake or scrape.
Percussion Family
Name a Ballet that you know or we saw in class.
- Peter Pan
- The Nutcracker
- Swan Lake
- etc
Where do we commonly hear opera in our everyday life?
- Commercials
- Movies
- TV shows
- Etc.
Name a musical that you know or we saw in class.
- The Lion King
- Annie
- Oklahoma
- Shrek
- Newsies
What is the music word for soft?
piano
This family sits in the very front as they are the quietest
String Family
How many Ballet positions did we learn in class?
5
Name 1 language that opera is in.
- Any and all languages.
- Most commonly Italian, French, and German
What is the most important thing to be able to sing?
Breathe
What is the music word for loud?
Forte
This family is made up of instruments that are made out of tubing and played by blowing into a mouthpiece
The Brass Family