Take Note
This type of rhythm has no sound, but still fills one beat.
What is a quarter rest?
When we play the xylophones, we don't play with our hands; instead, we use these long sticks.
What are mallets?
This holiday classic tells the story of a young buck who finds his purpose when he's chosen to lead the sleigh of a Christmas icon.
What is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
This Texas city is where Mr. Smith grew up, and he talks about it all the time.
What is San Antonio?
Every note that we've learned so far has at least one of these dots, which each represent one sound.
What is a note head?
While soft mallets can be used on any type of xylophone, these mallets, which have rubber or plastic ends, can only be used on metallophones.
What are hard mallets?
This short film tells the story of a young boy trying to capture a dangerous beast, and each character has their own unique theme song.
What is Peter and the Wolf?
Mr. Smith has a fiancée that has visited Hughes a few times, and this is her name.
Who is Morgan?
Most notes that we've learned have at least one of these vertical lines, which share their name with a part of a flower.
What is a stem?
These are the names of the three positions that we can have our mallets in; when you hear their name, you find that position immediately.
What are Mallets Up, Mallets Down, and Mallets Ready?
This 1940 film was Disney's third-ever movie and featured classical music pieces, magical brooms, and ballerina hippos.
What is Fantasia?
Both Mr. Smith and his fiancée graduated from this mean green college in Denton, Texas.
What is the University of North Texas (UNT)?
This word has to do with how long each note or rest is, or how much time they take.
What is duration?
When you pick up your mallets, it is important to do these two motions so you hold your mallets correctly.
What are "pinch" and "grip"?
This series of animated music videos featured musical pogo sticks, space robots, marbles, and water pipes.
What is Animusic?
Mr. Smith has a twin brother and a younger sister who both live outside of Texas. These are the states that they live in (name one).
Where is Missouri and/or Colorado?
This word describes the group of five lines that we write music on.
What is a staff?
This is the main difference between the xylophone and the metallophone, which are two types of instruments that we can play.
What is the material they're made of (wood vs. metal)?
George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue is Mr. Smith's favorite piece in this, the sequel to Disney's 1940 hit Fantasia.
What is Fantasia 2000?
Mr. Smith watches a lot of movies, and this Pixar great (that just got a sequel) is his favorite.
What is Inside Out?