Vocabulary
A march always follows this strong beat pattern.
What is a two pattern/duple meter?
This small string instrument is played by pulling a bow across four strings.
What is a violin?
This high pitch is one step away from sol.
What is la?
This is the steady pulse in a song that helps to figure out what rhythms are being used.
What is the steady beat?
This is Ms. Bryant's main instrument.
What is voice/singing?
In music, this term is used to describe when instruments are played quietly.
What is piano?
This is type of ensemble is made up of singers.
What is a choir?
This interval is equal to two steps, and can be heard between sol and mi, or mi and do. It occurs when two pitches are not next to each other.
What is a skip?
This rhythm is zero sounds on one beat.
What is a quarter rest?
This is how old Ms. Bryant is.
What is 84?
In music, this term is used to describe when instruments are played loudly.
What is forte?
This type of ensemble is made up of woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. They are often seen during football halftime shows or parades.
What is a marching band?
This pitch is the starting and end pitch of many of our songs. When a phrase ends on this pitch, the song feels complete.
What is do?
This rhythm has one sound over two beats.
What is ta-ah/a half note?
This is Ms. Bryant's favorite color.
What is green?
This is a measurement of how fast or slow the steady beat of a song is.
What is tempo/bpm?
This instrument is both a percussion and string instrument.
What is a piano?
This pitch is sandwiched between two other pitches that are each a step above and below it. When a phrase ends on this pitch, the song feels incomplete.
What is re?
This rhythm has four sounds on one beat.
What is takadimi/sixteenth notes?
This is Ms. Bryant's favorite music genre.
What is kpop?
This is a style of performance that uses no instruments, only the voices of the performers.
What is a Capella?
This instrument looks like a piano with a lot more keys. It makes sound by pushing air through large pipes. They can usually be found in churches, theaters, or baseball stadiums.
What is an organ?
This is a musical scale that uses 5 pitches, using an interval pattern of step-step-skip-step. It's used in the majority of western children's music.
What is the do pentatonic scale?
This written at the end of a song to signal that the song is over.
What is a double barline?
This is the name of Ms. Bryant's bearded dragon.
What is Cato?