Sheet Music
This symbol tells a musician to play loudly
What is Forte
The default time signature in most modern music
What is 4/4
The person who directs the orchestra and keeps everyone together
Who is the conductor
This instrument is a metal woodwind and uses a single reed
What is the saxophone
This person writes original music
Who is a composer
This symbol raises a note by a half step
What is a sharp
This time signature can have two quarter notes and one dotted quarter note in a measure
What is 7/8
Violins, Violas, Cellos, and Basses belong to this instrument category
What are the Strings
This large brass instrument plays the lowest notes in a concert band
What is the tuba
The background part that supports the melody is called this
What is accompaniment
This symbol means to hold the note longer than written
What is a fermata
This note is referred to as the middle note on a piano
What is middle C
This is the highest-pitched standard instrument in the string family
What is the violin
This percussion instrument has keys like a piano and is used in marching bands
What is the glockenspiel or bells
This term refers to a short musical idea that returns or develops
What is a motif
These five horizontal lines are where notes are written
What is a staff
A quarter note with two dots receives ___ beats in 4/4 time
What is 1 3/4
These instruments are played with a double reed
What are the oboe and bassoon
This embouchure term refers to how a player shapes their lips and mouth to play a wind instrument
What is embouchure
This term refers to the structure of a piece, such as ABA or verse-chorus
What is form
What is a slur
This term describes when a note is played slightly before the beat, giving a pushed or syncopated feel
What is an anticipation
This term describes when the same musical line is played by different instruments in staggered entrances
What is a canon
This double reed woodwind has a conical bore and sits between the oboe and bassoon in range
What is the English horn
This technique involves changing the key within a piece of music
What is modulation