Famous composer Johann Sebastion Bach, who is said to have fathered 20 children, was a famous composer of this time period.
What is the Baroque Period?
Sing these notes
Sol Mi Sol
Trumpet
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Ta Ta Ta Ta
These are five lines and four spaces that a musician uses to read music.
What is a staff?
This music was written to push our ideas of music.
What is Serialism? Also accept 20th century or 21st century.
Do Re Mi Re Do
This instrument is a member of the woodwind family, but often isn't made of wood!
What is a flute?
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Tadi Tadi Ta Ta
This used to read high sounding notes.
What is a treble clef?
This time period had the first written music.
Re
This instrument is the highest pitched string instrument in the orchestra.
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Ta rest tadi rest
This is used to read low sounding notes.
What is a bass clef?
Claudio Monteverdi wrote the first opera in this time period.
What is the Renaissance?
Sing These Notes
Do Mi Sol
This large keyboard instrument uses hammers and strings, making it a mix between a string and a percussion instrument.
What is a piano?
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Takadimi rest ta tadi
The treble clef notes on the space spell...
FACE
This time period has flowy melodies that seem to never end and many instrumental tone colors.
What is the Impressionistic period?
Use the Hand Signs and Solfege for these notes.
What is this instrument?
Cello
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ta rest takadimi tadi
The bass clef space notes spell... (hint, mooo)
All Cows Eat Grass