Orchestra families
Instruments
Rhythms
Music vocabulary #1
Music vocabulary #2
100
How many instrument families are in the orchestra?
Four
100
What instrument is this?
Flute
100
What rhythm do you hear?
3
100
True or False
Musical form is how we organize the different parts of music using letters of the alphabet.
True
100
Dynamics mean how loud or soft the music is.
What does this symbol mean?
Piano
Play music softly
200
What family do these instruments belong to?
Brass family
200
What instrument is this?
Trumpet
200
What rhythm do you hear?
1
200
What does tempo mean?
How fast or slow the music is
200
Dynamics mean how loud or soft the music is.
What does this symbol mean?
Forte
Play music loudly
300
What family do these instruments belong to?
Woodwind family
300
What instrument family do you hear?
Strings
300
What rhythm do you hear?
3
300
Dynamics describe what of the music?
How loud or soft the music is
300
Dynamics mean how loud or soft the music is.
What does this symbol mean?
Mezzo forte
Play music medium loud
400
What family do these instruments belong to?
Percussion family
400
What instrument is this?
Clarinet
400
What rhythm do you hear?
2
400
Major sounds
Happy
Exciting
Bright
400
Tempo means how fast or slow the music is.
What tempo does andante mean?
Slow
500
What family do these instruments belong to?
String family
500
What instrument is this?
Violin
500
What rhythm do you hear?
4
500
Minor sounds
Mysterious
Sad
Dark
500
Tempo means how fast or slow the music is.
What tempo does moderato mean?
Medium speed
600
Name the four instrument families.
Brass
Woodwinds
Strings
Percussion
600
What instrument family do you hear?
Start at 20 seconds
Brass family
600
What rhythm do you hear?
3
600
Is the song major or minor?
(Ms. Cruz plays)
Minor
600
Tempo means how fast or slow the music is.
What tempo does allegro mean?
Fast
700
Which orchestra family does not use air to produce sound?
Hint:
Instruments you hit, shake, or scrape.
Percussion family
700
What instrument family do you hear?
Percussion family
700
What rhythm do you hear?
2
700
True or False?
The musical staff has 5 lines and 4 spaces.
True
700
This symbol is called a decrescendo.
What does it mean?
The music gradually gets softer
800
Which family plays the loudest and is the smallest section of the orchestra?
Percussion?
Woodwind?
Strings?
Brass?
Percussion family
800
What instrument family do you hear?
Woodwind family
800
What rhythm do you hear?
2
800
What does this musical sign mean?
Repeat
800
This symbol is called a crescendo.
What does it mean?
The music gradually gets louder