Duration
The speed of the beat of a piece of music
What is tempo?
What is piano?
The distance between the highest and lowest notes of a piece
What is range?
The interval of repeated notes in a melody
What is unison?
The name of the instrument that Mrs. Callard plays
What is the tuba?
A repeated pattern of strong and weak beats
What is meter?
Loud
What is forte?
The relative highness or lowness of sound
What is pitch?
The rhythm at which a melody is performed, giving it a distinct character
What is melodic rhythm?
The number of cats Mrs. Callard owns
What is 2?
A numerical marking that indicates the number of beats in a measure
What is a time signature?
Very soft
What is pianissimo?
Pitch, duration, tone color, dynamics
What are the four distinct properties of music?
A series of tones that add up to a recognizable whole
What is melody?
The name of the band that Mrs. Callard plays in (and has released music with)
Regular, recurrent pulsations that divide music into equal time units
What is beat?
Gradually louder
What is a crescendo?
A pitch with an equal frequency with waves hitting the ear evenly
What is a definite pitch?
Segments of melody that can usually be sung in one breath
What is a phrase?
The number of years Mrs. Callard has been teaching
What is 4? (This is her 5th year.)
The length of time a note lasts
What is duration?
The relative levels of loudness or softness in music
What are dynamics?
When an object vibrates and the vibrations travel through the air until they hit the eardrum, sending a signal to the brain
What is sound?
A smooth, connected performance style, marked with a slur
What is legato?
The instrument Mrs. Callard played BEFORE she played tuba
What is the trombone?