Ukulele
True or False: Ready position is when the ukulele is laying on the floor
False: The ukulele laying on the floor is rest position
True or False: The ukulele is in the percussion family
False: The ukulele is in the string family
Why do we use the same symbol if part of a song repeats twice? (Example: A A)
To show it is the same music
Before beginning a performance, everyone should be watching this person
Faith / the conductor
Explain what rest position looks like with rhythm sticks
Both rhythm sticks in your lap, voices off
True or False: When strumming the ukulele, you strum with your thumb
True
Find the instrument that doesn't go in the string family: violin, guitar, xylophone, ukulele
Xylophone - a percussion instrument!
When playing Night At the Museum, you freeze during these sections of Carnival of the Animals so the guard can try to catch you... (hint: letters)
B C
Yellow Green
List the three places your hands can be before we start singing
Behind you, in front of you, or to your side
Show the hand signs for "Do Ti Do"
Hand in a fist, one finger pointed up, hand in a fist
Helper for remembering the string names
Gotta Catch 'Em All
True or False: The percussion family can be divided into two categories
True: Pitched and Unpitched
What is form in music?
How we organize a song into patterns
True or False: It's ok to have your hands in pockets when singing
False
Explain the difference between Posture 1 and Posture 2
Posture 1 = Seated, sitting up straight, both feet on the floor, voices off
Posture 2 = Sitting up straight, hands out of pockets, not leaning against a wall, voices off
How many fingers on your left hand do you use when playing the G chord? (1, 2, or 3)
3
How do we group instruments into families?
What are the four ways we can label the form of a song?
Letters, colors, numbers, shapes
At the end of Isn't It Funny?, what happens to the speed (tempo) of the song?
It gets faster
Yellow
The name of the silver bars on the neck are called: _____
Frets
Name the four instrument families
String, brass, woodwind, percussion
What is the form of Isn't it Funny?
A B A A
1 2 1 1
Star Heart Star Star (or any pattern where the first, third, and fourth shape are the same)
Blue Red Blue Blue (or any pattern where the first, third, and fourth color is the same)
What is the rhyme we use to bow after a performance?
Did I tie my shoes today? Yes, I tied my shoes today!
Explain what it means to be a good audience member at Evening of the Arts or Spring Visiting Day.
Voices off, clap after a performance is done, stay seated