Rhythm Values
Note that has 1 beat
What is a quarter note?
emotion and feelings music conveys
What is mood?
number of lines on the staff
What is 5 lines?
the four families of instruments
What are percussion, woodwind, brass, and strings?
the note on the first line of the staff
What is E?
Rest that has 2 beats
What is a half rest?
the speed of a piece of music
What is tempo?
silly phrase to remember note names for the lines of the staff
What is Evil Gummy Bears Destroy Florida? (or other silly phrases spelling EGBDF)
the smallest (and highest) instrument in the woodwind family
What is the piccolo?
a silly phrase to remember the spaces on the staff
What is (any silly phrase that spells FACE)?
Note that has three beats
What is a dotted half note?
the volume of a piece
What are dynamics?
the word the spaces spell
What is FACE?
the largest (and lowest) instrument in the brass family
What is the tuba?
the note on the third line of the staff
What is B?
Rest that has 4 beats
What is a whole rest?
the quality of a sound
What is tone?
another name for the treble clef
What is the G Clef?
the highest instrument in the strings family
What is the violin?
the only drum that is tuned
What is the timpani?
rest that contains 1/2 beat
What is an eighth rest?
a series of pitches creating a musical idea
What is melody?
the order of lines on the treble clef (from bottom to top)
What is EGBDF?
the instruments in the woodwind family
What are the piccolo, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and saxophone?
the types of instruments used in a piece of music
What is instrumentation?