West Side Story
Dynamics and Tempos
Songs, Genres, and Voice Parts
Instruments
Note Reading
100
Tony and Maria compare to these two Shakespeare characters.
Who are Romeo and Juliet?
100
The terms "pianissimo and fortissimo" are examples of this.
What is dynamics?
100
Pop, hip-hop, rap, and techno are this kind of music, meaning modern.
What is contemporary?
100
The black keys on a piano are grouped in these two groups.
What are 2's and 3's?
100
The name of the clef for low notes is called this.
What is the Bass Clef?
200
The composer of the music of West Side Story.
Who is Leonard Bernstein?
200
This directs you to gradually get softer. It looks like this >
What is a decrescendo?
200
In "American Pie," the lyrics, "the day the music died" refers to this tragic event.
What is the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly.
200
This note is 6 white keys above "C" on the keyboard.
What is "A"?
200
The spaces of the treble clef are these three notes (from bottom to top)
What are F, A, C, E?
300
WSS is this type of production. Hint: It has "music" in it..
What is a musical.
300
The term "allegro" indicates to play fast. It is THIS kind of a marking.
What is Tempo?
300
The voice parts of singers are grouped in this order from highest vocal range to lowest.
What is Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass?
300
Music Math: The number of strings on a violin + the number of letters in the music alphabet - the number of slides on a trombone, divided by 2.
What is 5?
300
The line notes on the treble clef are this (from bottom to top).
What is E, G, B, D, F?
400
The name of the famous "duet of love" <3 sung by Tony and Maria.
What is "Tonight?"
400
Vivace and Presto are tempo markings that both mean this similar speed.
What is very fast or lively?
400
This means to play smoothly.
What is legato?
400
Music Math: The number of valves on a trumpet multiplied by the number of beats in a dotted half note, + the number of keys on a piano.
What is 97?
400
A measure of music in 4/4 has a half note and 4 sixteenth notes. This is one note that can complete the measure.
What is 1 quarter note?
500
Bernardo and Riff compare to these two characters from Romeo and Juliet.
Who are Tybalt and Mercutio?
500
The arangment of dynamic markings from softest to loudest is this. (Use abbreviations)
What is pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff
500
A string quartet is made up of this group of instruments.
What is 2 violins, a viola, and a cello.
500
Visual: Name these two symbols.
What is 1st and 2nd endings, Repeat Sign?
500
Visual: Name these two symbols:
What is tie and slur?
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