Melody and Harmony
The tune of a song that you recognize is called this.
Melody or Harmony
What is Melody?
How an instrument sounds is called this.
Timbre or Tundra
What is timbre?
When a song has only one voice or instrument it's called this, meaning "one sound."
Monophonic or mountain
What is monophonic?
Woodwinds produce a sound when the player does this.
Spins the instrument or blows air into the instrument
What is blows air into the instrument?
Harmony happens when this many notes are played at the same time.
Less than 1 or more than 1
What is more than 1?
When notes are played short and separated it's called this.
Staccato or storybook
What is staccato?
This food can be used to illustrate musical texture. One piece shows thin texture, many pieces jumbled together show thick texture.
Spaghetti or strawberriesWhat is spaghetti?
Oboes, bassoons, and clarinets need this small piece of wood to make a sound.
Reed or chopstick
What is a reed?
When three or more notes are played together it's called this.
A drum or a chord
What is a chord?
A trumpet would probably have this timbre.
Grassy or brassy
What is brassy?
When a song has a happy sound, it's probably in this type of key.
Major or minor
What is Major?
A group of 4 musicians playing together is called this.
Quartet or quarterbackWhat is a quartet?
The distance between two notes on a scale is called this.
A bump or an interval
What is an interval?
These are the types of words that describe timbre.
Adjectives or pronouns
What are adjectives?
This is where a key signature is found on a piece of music.
At the beginning or at the end
What is the beginning?
It's between the clef and the time signature!
A concert band is a large ensemble with all the same instruments as a symphony orchestra *except* this family of instruments.
Horns or strings
What are strings?
When two notes played together sound good it's called this.
Consonance or combination
What is consonance?
When notes are played in a long, connected way, it's called this.
Legendary or legato
What is legato?
This is the thickest type of texture. It means "many sounds."
Pianissimo or polyphonic
What is polyphonic?
These two woodwinds are not usually made of wood.
Oboes and drums or flute and saxophone
What are the flute and saxophone?