ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
A steady pulse found in music
Beat
A quarter note gets how many beats of sound?
What is 1?
The trumpet is in which musical family?
Brass
A group called the Vegetable Orchestra makes music by playing carrots and zucchinis.
True
Whole note + whole note = this many beats
8
How high or low a sound is
Pitch
You include this type of symbol when you want to show silence in music.
Rest
What instrument is in both the percussion and string families?
Piano
There are seven distinct notes in music.
True. A, B, C, D, E, F and G
Quarter note + half note = this many beats
3
What is the dynamic level of a song?
Loud and soft.
Name of the note on the first line of treble clef staff
E
The piccolo is in which musical family?
Woodwinds
It takes 70 different pieces of wood to make a violin.
True.
quarter note + quarter note + half note = this many beats
4
The recognizable "tune" of a song
Melody
Name of the note on the third space of treble clef staff
C
Name four woodwind instruments.
Clarinet, saxophone, oboe, bassoon, flute, recorder
The word “karaoke” is a Japanese word that means “empty head.”
False. It actually means " empty orchestra."
Whole note + half note = this many beats
6
Patterns of long and short sounds are called:
Rhythm
A whole note has how many beats?
4
Name three brass instruments.
Trumpet, trombone, french horn, tuba
The Beatles couldn't read music.
True.
Half note + quarter note + whole note = this many beats
7