Sound Qualities
What quality tells us if a sound is high or low?
Pitch
How many lines and spaces does a stave have?
5 lines and 4 spaces
How many beats does a crotchet last?
1 beat
How many crotchets equal one minim?
2
True or false: pitch means loud or soft.
False — that is intensity
What quality tells us if a sound is loud or soft?
Intensity
Say the seven musical notes in order.
DO, RE, MI, FA, SOL, LA, SI
How many beats does a minim last?
2 beats
How many quavers equal one crotchet?
2
What is the science that studies instruments?
Organology
Which quality tells us how long a sound lasts?
Duration
On which stave line is SOL in the Sol key?
The second line (from the bottom)
What is the name of a 4-beat note?
Semibreve
How many minims equal one semibreve?
2
Name the three parts of a musical figure.
Head, stem and flag
Which quality helps us distinguish a violin from a flute?
Timbre
What do we use to write notes outside the stave?
Ledger lines
How long does a quaver last?
Half a beat (0.5)
How many semiquavers equal one crotchet?
4
A rest represents sound or silence?
Silence
Name the three instrument families in Unit 1.
Wind, string and percussion
What is the note after SI in the Do major scale?
DO (higher DO)
Name the five note figures from longest to shortest.
Semibreve, minim, crotchet, quaver, semiquaver
How many beats are a minim + crotchet + two quavers?
4 Beats
Challenge: clap 1 crotchet, 2 quavers, 1 minim. How many beats total?
4 beats (1 + 0.5 + 0.5 + 2)