What is Ms. Hatfield's favorite color?
Pink
What family does the violin belong to?
Strings
What is the difference between rhythm and steady beat?
Rhythm changes, steady beats stay the same
What is the group of 5 lines that music is written on called?
A staff
What is this note called?
A quarter note
Does Ms. Hatfield have any pets?
Yes! A cat name M&M
What family does the trumpet belong to?
Brass
A melody is a combination of rhythm and _____
Pitch
What does every staff need at the beginning? (hint: tells us if it is high or low pitches)
A clef
How many beats does a quarter note last?
One beat
What is Ms. Hatfield's favorite food?
Sushi
What family does the flute belong to?
Woodwind
What is a genre?
A category of music (such as pop, rock, indie)
Music that moves to neighboring lines or spaces would be using ____ (steps or skips?)
Steps
What is this note called?
Half note
What does Ms. Hatfield do for work in the summer?
I work as a children's librarian
What family do drums and xylophones belong to?
Percussion
What are dynamics?
The volume of music
If a piece of music has a time signature that reads as 4/4, how many beats would be in each measure?
4
How many beat does a half note last?
2 beats
What is Ms. Hatfield's main "instrument"?
The voice/singing
Most people say there are four instrument families- strings, woodwind, brass, and percussion- but some believe there should be a fifth family added. What is that fifth family?
Keyboard (would include things like piano, organ, and electronic keyboards)
What is tempo?
The speed of music
When 4 is on the bottom of a time signature, what note is equal to one beat?
Quarter note
How many beats does a whole note last?
4 beats