1 beat!
A quarter rest!
What does the dynamic symbol, "pp" mean in music?
Pianissimo--very soft!
Fa! The fourth note in a major scale.
Yankee Doodle!!
What does the term "A Cappella" mean?
Singing without the use of any instruments.
1 beat! Two eighth notes beamed together. Each one is half a beat. 1/2 + 1/2= 1.
A half rest!
Hint: It looks like a hat. Half and hat rhyme and start with the same first two letters. That's a trick to remember it.
What does the dynamic symbol, "f" mean in music?
Forte--loud.
Do! The first AND last note in a major scale.
Flight of the Bumblebee by Korsakov!
Put the following chorus voice parts in order from lowest to highest:
-Alto
-Bass
-Tenor
-Soprano
Bass, Tenor, Alto, Soprano!
4 beats!
An eighth rest!
What does the dynamic symbol, "p" mean in music?
Piano--soft.
Ti! The seventh (second to last) note in a major scale.
Fur Elise by Beethoven!
What does the term "tempo" mean?
Timing or speed of music. How fast or slow a song is!
2 beats!
A whole rest!
Hint: A whole rest looks like a hole in the ground. Whole and hole sound the same, even though they mean different things. That's a trick to remember it.
What does the dynamic symbol, "ff" mean in music?
Fortissimo--very loud.
La! The sixth note in a major scale.
Can't Stop The Feeling by Justin Timberlake!
What does the term "crescendo" mean?
To gradually get louder!
3 beats! A dot adds HALF the value of the note preceding it. Without the dot, a half note has 2 beats. Half of 2 is 1. 2 + 1=3.
A sixteenth rest!
What do the dynamic symbols, "mp" AND "mf" mean in music?
mp--medium soft (a little louder than piano or "p")
mf--medium loud (a little quieter than forte or "f")
Sol (pronounced "So")! The fifth note in a major scale.
Pirates of the Caribbean Theme song! Played by the musical group, Two Cellos.
What is the term used in music that instructs performers to play short, detached notes?
Staccato!