Essential Skills (St. 1)
This rest looks like an upside down hat. How many beats does it have?
Whole, 4
Measures are divided by these type of lines.
Bar Lines
Slur
Flutes, clarinets, bassoons, and oboes all are part of this family.
Woodwind
We practice this seven letter "P" word with out bodies so we may have an a good sound on our instruments.
Posture
Cancels out a sharp or flat
Natural
When you see this symbol ( f ), you are to play:
Loud
This symbol that looks like a period < . > is placed over or below a note. Causes the note to be short and detached.
staccato
The violins, violas, bass, cello, harp, and guitars are members of this family.
String
True/False: Clapping should be allowed during a classical song after a solo when performed by a choir, band, orchestra, or chamber musician.
False
A sharp raises a note, a flat lowers a note. By how much of a step?
1/2
The upper voices play in this clef. A female opera singer or a trumpet player plays in it.
Treble
This looks like a double bar with two dots (colon) placed in front of it. When you see it, you play again.
Repeat sign.
The saxophone is a part of what family?
Woodwinds
Audience members should turn these off before a concert begins.
Cell Phones
Two beats of sound
Half Note
decrescendo
You can connect a quarter note and a half note with this symbol to create three beats
Tie
The cornet is a member of what family?
Brass
True/False: It is acceptable to clap during a song for a soloist in a jazz band.
True
This clef is played by the trombone, tuba, or timpani?
Bass
3 beats per measure = this time signature
3/4
Nicknamed the "birds eye," this symbol is placed over a note to tell you to hold the note longer for the original value.
fermata
Mistaken for a string instrument, the piano is actually part of the PERCUSSION instrument because of what moving part found inside the piano?
Hammers (or beaters)
To ensure the performer can be focused and play appropriately without distractions, the audience member be ____________ and ____________.
Quiet, Listen