Notation
How many beats does a quarter note receive?
1
What does it mean to gradually get slower?
Ritardando
Listen to this instrument. What do you hear?
Trumpet.
What does it mean to gradually get slower?
Accelerando
What is the lowest male vocal part called?
Bass
We can count our rhythms using...
numbers
What is a soprano?
The highest female voice part.
What type of instrument has a computer component?
Digital
What is the name of the lower female vocal part called?
Alto
How many instrument families are there in the orchestra?
5
How many beats does a whole note recieve?
4
What do we call two different songs being sung at the same time?
Parter Song
The saxophone is a member of which family?
Woodwind
What do you call it when you play three (or more) notes at one time?
Chord
What type of instrument uses an electric amplifier?
Electric
What type of notes have two beams across the top and you need four of them to equal one beat?
Sixteenth Notes
What is the name of the higher male singing voice?
Tenor
What kind of instrument does not need any amplification?
Acousitc
What is the art form where stories are told on stage through acting, dancing, and singing?
Musical Theatre
What is a story told though dance?
Ballet
What is a time signature?
The numbers at the beginning of the music that tell you how many beats are in each measure.
What is syncopation?
When the rhythm is moved to the weak or unaccented beat. Visually identified by single eighth notes at the beginning of a measure, starting on a rest, or ties.
What is the difference between and orchestra and a concert band?
Band does not have the string section.
What do you call a group of people who perform together?
An ensemble
What is the difference between a pitched and a non-pitched instrument?
Non-pitched instruments cannot play a melody where pitched instruments can.