Chords & Arpeggios
This type of chord represents a sad sound.
What is minor chord?
For every instrument in the world we have this number of families; and their names are...
What is 4; Brass, Woodwind, String, Percussion?
A whole note holds this amount of beats.
What is 4?
Although we cannot see sound we can hear it; explain what sound is.
What are vibrations in the air?
This is the name of the song with the lyrics, "Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me..."
What is All Star by Smash Mouth?
This was the example Mr. A gave about how to build a chord; think the picture he drew.
What are ice cream scoops?
To play a percussion instrument, we must play it in these 3 ways.
What is hit, strike, shake it?
A half note holds this amount of beats.
What is 2?
Sound is different between each instrument; a larger instrument sounds this type of way.
What is lower/deeper?
This is the name of the song with the lyrics, "I found a love for me..."
What is Perfect by Ed Sheeran?
This is what we do to make an arpeggio.
To play a brass instrument, we must play it this way.
What is buzz our lips into the mouthpiece?
A sixteenth note holds this amount of beats.
What is 1/4th?
If one were to clap in an empty room, the sound would bounce more rapidly or less than a room packed full of stuff
What is more rapidly?
This is the name of the song with the lyrics, "They say dance for me dance for me..."
What is Dance Monkey by Tones and I?
These 3 things are what a chord consists of...
What are 3 or more notes, stacked, group of notes played together?
To play a woodwind instrument, we must play it this way.
What is blow air into the mouthpiece or the reed?
An eighth note holds this amount of beats.
What is 1/2?
The more tension (tightness) in an instrument, the lower or higher it becomes.
What is higher?
This is the name of the song with the lyrics, "It's fun to stay at the..."
What is YMCA by Village People?
We should keep our chord between this many notes.
What is 3-6 notes?
To play a string instrument, we must do these 3 things.
What is strum, pluck and bow?
Two quarter notes equal this amount of beats.
What is 2 beats?
Explain why the percussion section is in the back of the orchestra (furthest away from the audience).
What is because the sound from the percussion section is louder than the others; which allows the sound to absorb as it reaches the audience creating a well balanced sound?
This is the name of the song with the lyrics, "Half of my heart is in..."
What is Havana by Camila Cabello?