Music Notes
The second space on the treble clef staff
What is A?
A technique brass players use to create sound on their instrument.
What is buzzing?
Characterized with uneven eighth notes, typically played in a jazz setting
What is swing?
What are strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion?
The person leading the ensemble.
What is the conductor?
The first line on the bass clef staff.
What is G?
This instrument makes sound by blowing air through a tone hole, similar to blowing through a bottle.
What is the flute?
A group of musicians who perform together
What is an ensemble?
Brass is made of
What is copper and zinc?
A choir is an example of this kind of ensemble
What is a vocal ensemble?
The 4th line on the treble clef staff.
What is D?
A technique used by string players when they drag a bow across a string.
What is Arco?
A symbol that raises a note.
Cello is a member of this instrument family.
What is strings?
This kind of ensemble has no conductor.
What is chamber ensemble?
The 3rd space on the bass clef staff.
What is E?
Percussion instruments can be struck with these three things to make sound:
What are sticks, mallets, and hands?
A technique used when a musician makes up a solo line during a performance.
What is improvisation?
Single-reed instruments and double-reed instruments belong to this instrument family.
What is woodwinds?
This instrument sits to the director's right in the orchestra.
What is the cellos?
A technique that makes sound on a string instrument by plucking the strings.
What is pizzicato?
A small beat, followed by a big beat, followed by a small beat. Accents the off-beats.
What is syncopation?
The two categories of percussion instruments are:
What is pitched and unpitched?
The 4 main voice parts in a choir are:
What are soprano, alto, tenor, and bass?