General Vocab
A person who directs the performance of an orchestra, chorus or other musical ensemble.
What is a Conductor
The Italian word that means strong or loud.
What is Forte?
The music alphabet.
What is A B C D E F G?
A song that is sung to put a baby to sleep.
What is a lullaby?
A performance by one person.
What is a solo?
The words to a song.
What are lyrics
The Italian word that means soft.
What is piano?
The clef that shows where the G is on the staff. It also is the clef used for the right hand of the piano. It is also the clef used to show notes women sing.
What is the Treble clef?
A musical genre with a steady tempo that a band might play in a parade.
What is a march?
An organized group of singers.
What is a chorus or choir?
Two or more performers playing or singing the same part at the same time.
What is unison
The notation that tells you to get louder.
What is crescendo?
A note that is held for 2 counts.
What is a half note?
A song in which the voices enter one after the other, repeating exactly the same melody.
What is a canon or round?
An instrumental ensemble that does not include violin, viola or cellos.
What is a band?
The way in which the body is held when standing, sitting and walking.
What is Posture
The power or loudness of a musical composition.
What are dynamics?
A note that is held for 4 counts.
What is a whole note?
Two or more songs that can be sung at the same time to produce harmony.
What are partner songs?
The guitar, mandolin, violin, viola, cello and stand up bass are part of this musical family.
What are strings?
A short repeated musical pattern.
What is Ostinato
The notation that tells you to play very fast.
What is Presto?
The note that is held for 1 count.
What is a quarter note?
The section of a song where the lyrics change but the melody stays the same.
What is a Verse?
The four different percussion categories which percussion instruments can be divided into.
What are drums, metals, shakers and woods?