Who,What, and Why of Music
Melody and Harmony
Rhythm
Note Names and Values
Composer Corner
100
2 reasons why God created music
What is....
1. To Glorify Himself 2. For us to enjoy
100
Three Building Blocks of Music
What is ....
Melody, Harmony and Rhythm
100
The human organ inside the body that has a
steady pulse similar to the steady beat of music.
What is...
the human heart
100
Name of note and rest and it's value in 4/4 time
(First grade may just say the note name.)
What is...
Whole Note and a Whole Rest
Value= 4 Counts
* FIRST GRADE only the type of note.
100
What is the job of a musical composer?
A. Someone who plays music
B. Someone who writes music
C. Someone who listens to music
What is...
Someone who writes music
200
Five musical instruments that God has given people the talent to make and play
What is.... (any musical instruments)
200
A musical instrument that can play both melody and harmony at the same time
What is....
any keyboard instrument (piano, organ, harpsichord, electric piano, accordian, etc.)
200
Definition of Beat
A musical beat is a ___________ pulse just like a human _____________.
What is ...
a STEADY pulse just like a human HEARTBEAT
200
Name of note and rest and it's value in 4/4 time
What is....
Quarter Note and Quarter Rest
Value= 1 count
* FIRST GRADE only the type of note.
200
What is the full name of the music composer we studied about this month.
What is...
Johann Sebastian Bach
300
Three examples of how we can hear music in God's creation
What is... (any of these...or others)
Birds, Water, Waves, Wind, Rain, etc.
300
Can you create harmony if you are singing the song Jesus Loves Me accapella as a solo?
What is... NO, you would just be singing the melody. You need two or more people singing to make harmony.
300
Tapping your foot to the music
Answer Choices: Is it Beat or Rhythm?
What is ....
Beat
300
Name of note and rest and the value in 4/4 time
What is...
Half Note and Half Rest
Value=2 counts
* FIRST GRADE only the type of note.
300
For which instrument did Bach write most of his church music
What is ... a church organ
400
4 types of music people might enjoy listening to
What is ... (any types of music)
1. Worship (praise choruses, hymns)
2. Classical
3. Country
4. Jazz, Rock, Rhythm and Blues, Rap, etc.
400
Definition of a Melody
One line of musical tones one right after the other that the listener perceives as one distinct __________. (another name for melody)
It always involves P_______ (highs and lows) and D___________ (length)
1st grade: Another name for a melody is a T_________.
What is ...
one distinct TUNE
It always involves PITCH and DURATION.
1st grade: Another name for a melody is a TUNE
400
Clapping the Words or Melody of a Song
Answer Choices: Is it Beat or Rhythm?
What is...
Rhythm
400
Note name and rest and the value in 4/4 time
What is....
Eighth note and Eighth rest
Value=1/2 a count
* FIRST GRADE only the type of note.
400
Latin: Soli Deo Gloria
English: Glory To God Alone
500
Name 3 ways to USE music
Any of the following:
Worship, Enjoyment, Entertain, Health, Therapy, Form Culture, Memorize information, Exchange Knowledge, Express Feeling/Emotions, To motivate/inspire/call to action, to express reality
500
Definition of Harmony fill in the blanks
Musical tones sounded at the _________
time as the melody to make a sound that is __________________ to hear.
1st grade: Notes played at the _________ time as the melody that sound ______________ together.
What is...
musical tones sounded at the SAME time as the melody to make a sound PLEASING (GOOD, NICE, etc.) to hear
1st Grade: Notes played at the SAME TIME as the melody that sounds PLEASING, GOOD, or NICE together
500
Definition of Rhythm
an orderly arrangement of musical sounds with various ________ and ________ sounds that operate on the framework of a steady __________.
First Grade: What is rhythm?
__________ and _________ sounds on top of a steady beat
What is..
SHORT and LONG sounds that operate on the framework of a steady BEAT
First Grade: LONG and SHORT sounds on top of a steady beat
500
Note name and rest and its value in 4/4 time
What is.....
Sixteenth Notes and Sixteenth rest
Value of each= 1/4 of a beat
* FIRST GRADE only the type of note.
500
Country where Bach lived and wrote his music.
Choices: a. France b. Germany c. Austria
What is ...
Germany