Dynamics
Reading the Staff
Beethoven vs. Mozart
Harmony
Rhythm
Musical Terms
100
Define Dynamics
What is the volume of music that is being played?
100
What is a Staff?
What is Five lines and Four spaces/the start of musical notation?
100
Who was obsessive about composition, practicing for hours daily?
Who is Beethoven?
100
Define Harmony
What is the combination of different notes played or sung at the same time to create a pleasing sound?
100
What note is equal to one beat in 4/4 time signature?
What is a quarter note?
100
Define Composer
What is "someone who creates or arranges music"?
200
Name 3 dynamic markings that are used for a quieter volume?
What is MP,P,PP?
200
What do you add to a staff to indicate where each letter of the musical alphabet should go?
What is a clef?
200
Who overcame deafness and personal struggles to compose music?
Who is Beethoven?
200
Define Drone
What is a single note that is held or repeated while another melody is sung on top?
200
4/4,3/4,3/4 - What kind of time signatures?
What are Simple?
200
What terms goes with this definition: The basic unit of time in music.
What is Beat?
300
What does MF and MP have in common?
What is Moderate/Medium?
300
How many letters are in the musical alphabet? What letters are they?
What is 7 letters (ABCDEFG)?
300
Who was well-liked socially; outgoing and charismatic ?
Who is Mozart?
300
Define Parallel Thirds
What is the same melody but 3 notes higher at the same time?
300
6/8,9/8 - What time signatures are these?
What is Compound?
300
Define Playing Position
What is the proper way/manner to use an instrument?
400
What does the ending "-issmo" mean?
What is Very?
400
How many beats are here?
What is 4?
400
Who died first?
Who is Mozart?
Mozart: 1756–1791 (died at age 35)
Beethoven: 1770–1827 (died at age 56)
400
Define Ostinato?
What is a short melody or rhythm that repeats over and over while the main melody happens?
400
Name the 2 different types of time signatures
What is Simple and Compound?
400
Name this term: A group of sharps or flats that indicates the key of a piece of music
What is Key Signature?
500
Order the Dynamics from Loudest to Quietest
What is FF,F,MF,MP,P,PP?
500
On a treble clef staff, What are these pitches?
What is B, GA, BG?
500
What place did they meet for the first time?
Where is Vienna?
500
What is the difference between Consonant vs. Dissonant?
What is how the notes sound together?
Consonant - a combination of notes that sounds stable or pleasant when played together
Dissonant - a combination of notes that sounds tense, unstable, or harsh when played together
500
List all the rhythms we know from most amount of beats to least amount of beats.
What is Whole Note, Half Note, Quarter Note, Eighth Note, Sixteenth Note?
500
What is the difference between Genre and Style?
What is Genre is a category that groups together pieces of music based on shared characteristics and style is a more specific musical approach within a genre?