Instruments
The highest brass instrument in the orchestra.
Trumpet
What is used to play string instruments.
A bow.
Orchestra
A big group of musicians playing different instruments. Divided into families.
How many beats in a crotchet?
1 beat
What is the triangle?
A piece of metal bent into the shape of a triangle. Percussion instrument.
The second highest string instrument in the orchestra.
Viola
What are the buttons on a brass instrument called.
Valves
What is pulse?
A steady continuous beat.
How many beats in 1 quaver?
1/2 beat
What are mallets?
Sticks with soft material at the end to use for percussion instruments. eg timpani, xylophone etc.
The largest woodwind instrument.
Bassoon
How many strings on a string instrument.
4
Pitch
Pitch is how high or low a sound is.
How many beats in 2 quavers?
1/2 + 1/2 = 1 beat
What is tempo?
Speed of the music. Fast or slow.
The largest brass instrument.
Tuba
What are the buttons on a woodwind instrument called.
Keys
Graphic Score
Using picture, diagrams, lines, etc to write music.
What is the name of the rhythm that has 2 beats?
Minim
What is the rhyme for the spaces of the treble clef?
FACE
The drum in the orchestra is called...
A timpani
What is the small piece of wood called that is put in the mouthpiece of a clarinet and oboe?
Reed
What is Rhythm?
A patter of long and short sounds in music.
What is the name of the rhythm that has 4 beats
Semibreve
What is the rhyme for the lines of the treble clef?
Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit/Food etc.