Musical Families
What family of instruments are hit or plucked?
Percussion
This instrument uses a bow and is the smallest in the family
violin
What kind of note gets only 1 beat?
Quarter Note
A staff
What are the two terms for loud and soft dynamics?
forte and piano
What family of instruments do you blow air over a wooden reed?
Woodwinds
This is the only pitched drum in the percussion family.
Timpani
What is the time signature for?
To let the musician know how many beats are in a measure and how what notes get 1 beat.
How many lines and how many spaces are on a staff?
5 lines and 4 spaces
What do we call someone who writes music?
The composer
What instrument family is the closest to the conductor in the orchestra?
Strings
This instrument is bigger than a violin and smaller than a cello.
Viola
How many beats do 2 pair of eight notes get?
2
Are all notes on the lines we see? or in the spaces we see?
No
What ending or suffix do we put on words to show that it is to be played super high or super softly?
-issimo
What instrument family is in the very back of the orchestra?
Percussion
This instrument is the OG woodwind...if you begin with this you can do them all!
Flute
4 and 1
What do we call the notes' sounds in music?
Pitch
Why are they loud and soft markings in music?
It creates excitement or calm; shows action or emotion in the piece.
What family of instruments have we not looked at yet?
Brass
Name the highest pitched and the lowest pitched instrument in any family.
Piccolo and Bassoon (Cor Anglais)
Violin and Double Bass
Which is an example of steady beat?
a. one two three four
b. one and two and three e and a four
a
Do all notes have a specific place on the music staff?
Yes.
Who wrote "Ode to Joy"?
Ludwig Van Beethoven