Music Vocabulary
The speed at which a piece of music is played
What is tempo?
An instrument similar to the clarinet that uses a double reed
What is oboe?
You count these notes 1e+a
What is 16th notes
This family is named for the type of metal used to make it's instruments
What is brass?
The bottom line when reading music in treble clef
What is E?
two numbers placed at the beginning of a musical piece
What is time signature?
a common band instrument that has a head joint, body joint, and foot joint
What is the flute?
In a 4/4 measure this note gets the beat
What is quarter note
All woodwind instruments contain these pieces of wood
(Hint: not a reed)
What is cork?
The second space from the bottom in treble clef
What is A
A metal part found on most woodwind instruments. It is used to hold a reed on to the mouthpiece
What is ligature?
An instrument similar to the flute but is much smaller
What is the piccolo?
This number tells us how many beats are in a measure
What is the top number in a time signature?
A group of instruments that contain cork and often use reeds to produce sound
What is the woodwind family?
The top line of the staff
What is F
The way a musician holds their mouth to produce a sound on an instrument
What is embouchure?
An instrument with 4 strings that is great for strumming or playing melodies
What is the ukulele?
A note that is equal to 2 quarter notes
What is a half note?
An instrument family that includes the ukulele, guitar, and violin
What is strings?
Breezin Thru Theory teaches this acronym to help musicians remember the note name of each line
What is Every Good Boy Does Fine?
Every piece of music ends with this
What is a double bar line
An instrument that uses a single reed attached to the mouthpiece with a ligature, this instrument has the largest note range of any woodwind instrument
What is the Clarinet?
A rest that looks like a rectangle and sits below the line in a measure
What is a whole rest
The instrument family we have been focussing on in class so far
What is the woodwind family
In treble clef, from bottom to top, the spaces spell this word
What is FACE?