Music History
Time period spanning from 400-1500 AD
What is the Medieval Era
Music played inside the church
What is sacred music
A stringed musical instrument, with a fretted fingerboard, typically incurved sides, and six or twelve strings, played by plucking or strumming with the fingers or a plectrum.
What is a guitar
A sequence of notes that makes up the main tune.
What is melody
The rhyme scheme of this poem:
The coolness of the night,
Refreshes my skin.
The stars shine so bright
Causing me to grin.
ABAB
Time period of music that popularized computer generated sounds and sampling
What is Modern music
Time period of music where The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Elvis Presley made music
What is the 20th Century
A large brass wind instrument with straight tubing in three sections, ending in a bell over the player's left shoulder, different fundamental notes being made using a forward-pointing extendable slide.
What is a trombone
The combination of different musical notes played or sung simultaneously
What is Harmony
Type of poem that is made up of 3 lines that must follow a 5,7,5 syllable pattern.
What is a haiku?
Plainchant named after Pope Gregory I.
What is a Gregorian Chant
Time period of music that followed the dark ages, representing a revival of the arts.
What is the Renaissance period
A percussion instrument sounded by being struck with sticks or the hands, typically cylindrical, barrel-shaped, or bowl-shaped, with a taut membrane over one or both ends.
What are drums
The perceived frequency of a sound (high or low).
What is pitch
The basic unit of time in music, usually felt as a regular pulse. Provides the foundation for rhythm.
What is beat.
String instrument made in the medieval period that resembles an early violin.
What is the Hurdy Gurdy.
Time period of music where the emergence of tonality occurred (Major/minor key system).
What is the Baroque period
A musical instrument, roughly triangular in shape, consisting of a frame supporting a graduated series of parallel strings, played by plucking with the fingers.
What is a Harp
The pattern of beats or time in music. Provides movement and drive in a piece.
What is rhythm
The speed at which something is played. Measured in beats per minute (BPM).
What is tempo.
Music played outside of the church
What is secular music
Time period of music where composers such as Mozart and Beethoven originated.
What is the Classical peiod
A large musical instrument having rows of tuned pipes sounded by compressed air, and played using one or more keyboards to produce a wide range of musical effects.
What is an Organ
Refers to density of the sound (thick vs thin).
What is texture
The volume or intensity of a sound (loud or soft).
What are dynamics