Musical Symbols
All music is written on this--made up of five lines and four spaces.
Staff
A ________ __________ is worth two beats and is SILENT.
Half Rest
The steady pulse of the music that you feel by tapping your toe is called the _______.
Beat
This family of instruments consists of instruments made out of metal, and are all played using a technique called buzzing.
Brass
This instrument is the oldest known man-made instrument.
Drum
Every line of music starts off with this symbol: it makes no sound, but tells us where our letter names are located.
Clef
A __________ ________ is worth four beats of uninterrupted sound.
Whole Note
__________ is how the tongue and air start a note.
Articulation
This family of instruments consists of instruments that all have holes drilled in them.
Woodwinds
This instrument is a direct descendent of the oldest known wind instrument. The modern version is made of metal, but its ancestors were made of wood and bone.
Flute
A _________ ____________ looks like a fraction, and tells us how many beats exist in each measure AND what kind of note counts as one beat.
Time Signature
How many eighth notes fit into one beat?
Two (2)
Rhythm
The German name for this instrument is the Glockenspiel.
Bells
This instrument as we know it today was modified by the same person who invented the saxophone.
Bass Clarinet
A _____________ indicates to hold a note longer than it's value, until the conductor tells you to stop playing.
Fermata
Every Good Boy Does Fine
A ____________ indicates to take a breath through your mouth.
Breath mark
Percussion instruments are instruments that you __________, ____________, or ___________.
Strike, Scrape, or Shake
The ancient version of this brass instrument has a name that, if said out of context, might send you to the office.
The trombone
A ________ ________ __________ is a musical stop sign. It is located at the end of a piece.
Double Bar Line
What is our Phrase to remember the SPACE notes in BASS CLEF?
All Cows Eat Grass
A _____________ in music is similar to a sentence in speech. It should continue uninterrupted until the music indicates a breath.
Phrase
The metal object with screws, that is used to secure a reed to a mouthpiece is called a _______.
Ligature
Name 2 famous composers we have played pieces by in band so far.
Stephen Foster and Ludwig van Beethoven