Music Vocabulary
Tells how many beats are in each measure and what kind of note gets one beat
What is time signature?
The instrument that keeps the beat and has a booming sound
What is Bass drum?
Play softly
What is piano?
What is Mrs. Fannin's primary instrument?
Trumpet
First space for your clef?
Bass clef- A
Treble clef- F
A period of silence in music
What is rest?
The person who leads the band or orchestra
Who is the conductor?
To play loudly
What is forte?
What are the five lines and four spaces called?
What is a staff?
3rd line for your clef?
Bass clef- D
Treble clef- B
Lowers a note one half step and looks like a lower case B
What is a flat?
A brass instrument that uses a slide to change notes
What is the trombone?
To play moderate or medium loud
What is mezzo forte?
This many eighth notes equal one quarter note
What is 2?
5th line for your clef?
Bass clef- A
Treble Clef- F
A curved line connecting two different notes.
What is a slur?
A woodwind instrument that is held to the side and is made mostly out of metal
What is the flute?
To play medium soft
What is mezzo piano?
What is Mrs. Compton's primary instrument?
Flute
2nd space for your clef?
Bass clef- C
Treble clef- A
The speed, or pace, of the music
What is tempo?
A woodwind instrument that is made out of metal and uses a reed, used heavily in jazz music
What is a saxophone?
What would pp mean?
Play really soft
Pianissimo
The person who writes a piece of music
What is a composer?
4th space for your clef?
Bass clef- G
Treble clef- E