Instrument Families
What instrument family does the trumpet belong to?
The Trumpet
The parts or characteristics that make up music. They are all featured in a song. Think of them like the ingredients to a recipe!
The Elements of Music
A symbol that represents a musical sound. It has a certain length of time and a certain sound.
Note
This period of music history had ONLY religious music
The Ancient Period
A music genre driven by complex rhythms and beats, with the lyrics being focused on storytelling, personal struggles, and social issues.
Rap/Hip-Hop
Instruments whose sound is produced by vibrating strings.
The String Family
The underlying steady pulse of the music.
Beat
How many beats does a whole note get?
4 Beats
This period of music history is known for the Gregorian Chant
The Medieval Period
A sequence of notes that sounds pleasing to our ears!
Melody
A large group of musicians or instrumentalists lead by a conductor, especially one whose members play a variety of different instruments.
An Orchestra
Whether a sound is low or high
Pitch
How many beats does a quarter note get?
1 Beat
The name of this period of music history means “rebirth” in French.
What is Solfege?
A memory mnemonic that helps us quickly remember what each note sounds like on a music staff.
Which instrument family is the oldest family of instruments?
The Percussion Family
What makes a sound “sound” like itself
Timbre
2 beats
This period of music history was all about being fancy! The more complicated the music sounded, the better!
The Baroque Period
A music genre driven by complex, irregular tempos with improvisational rhythms, using instruments like trumpets, saxophones, and drums.
Jazz
What instrument family is the piano part of?
The String Family!
The pattern of sounds in time.
Rhythm
How many beats does an eighth rest get?
1/2 a beat
This period of music history where emotion and personal expression became central to music.
The Romantic Period
The number of vibrations per second of a sound wave
Frequency