Unit 1
Which symbol shows the end of a piece of music?
Double bar line
BPM stands for?
Beat per minute
What is “-issimo” meaning?
Which instrument is classified as an idiophone?
Ex) xylophone, gong, bell, cymbals, claves, triangle….
What is the year I was born?
2007
What do we call the set of five lines and four spaces on which music is written?
In simple meter, each beat divides into ___ equal parts and in compound meter, each beat divides into ___ equal parts.
2, 3
Which tempo marking is the slowest?
Lento
What does the musical term “pizzicato” mean for string instruments?
Pluck the string
What month was I born?
May
Draw a treble clef, quarter note, and a half note.
A Treble Clef (also known as the G-clef, curling around the second line of the staff).
A Quarter Note (a filled-in oval note head with a straight stem).
A Half Note (an empty/hollow oval note head with a straight stem)."
What is simple triple meter?
Ex) 3/2, 3/4,3/8..
What is same thing about decrescendo and diminuendo?
They both mean a gradual decrease in volume
The Sachs-Hornbostel systems was created in which year 1900 or 1914?
1914
Chichken
Draw your answer on paper. On a staff with a bass clef, draw the following two notes:
1. Middle C (using a ledger line).
2. Low E flat ( E directly below the staff, including the correct accidental symbol)
1. Middle C: A note head on a single ledger line above the bass clef staff.
2. Low E flat: A note head on the space directly below the firs ledger line under the bass clef staff, with a flat symbol placed clearly to the left of the note head
____ is when the emphasis falls on the “weak” part of the beat, creating an off-beat rhythmic effect.
Syncopation
What is the main purpose of an ornament?
The main purpose of an ornament is decorating a melody
Tell me 4 of The ancient Chinese classification system grouped instruments based on which materials?
Silk, bamboo, wood, stone
What is my birth date?
21st
What is the difference between a tie and a slur?
Tie: connects same notes
Slur: connects different notes
Explain the difference between primary beam and secondary beam.
Primary beam: connects all notes together
secondary beam: broken
What is the difference between acciaccatura and appoggiatura?
Acciaccatura: emphasis the main notes
Appoggiatura: emphasis both notes
The trombone typically reads ___ clef and uses a ___ to change pitch. It is ___ , not conical brass instrument.
Ms.Jennifer