Sight Reading
This symbol means one sound for one beat.
What is a quarter note?
The syllable singers use to identify the home, or starting pitch.
What is "do"?
"Seven" in Spanish
What is "siete"?
This culture influenced the latin culture by bringing stringed instruments and melodic themes and contour.
What is Europe?
This word describes a group of singers performing together, usually with multiple voice parts
What is a choir? (or chorus)
This symbol means two beats of silence.
What is a half rest?
This solfege symbol is between so and mi.
What is "fa"?
"Ten" in Italian
This culture influenced Latin-American music with the drums (percussion) and rhythms from this continent.
What is Africa?
It is important to do this before singing to help your voice and body get ready.
What are warmups?
This set of numbers at the beginning of music tells you how many beats are in each measure
What is a time signature?
This is the handsign for "FA"
"Shows handsign"
fingers curled slightly and thumb pointed down
"Ten" in Portuguese.
What is "Dez"?
These cultures influenced Latin-American music through the environment-mimicking instruments such as panpipes and reeds.
What are the Indigenous cultures?
These five lines and four spaces are where music notes are written.
What is a staff?
This musical clef shows us where notes are on the staff mostly above "middle C". Female voices often read in this clef.
What is a treble clef? (or G clef)
This is the handsign for "ti"
Shows handsign
fingers rounded to touch fingers to thumb, index finger pointing 45* up
"Nine" in German
What is "Neun"?
This country is home to one of the most famous cultural festivals - Carnivál!
What is Brazil?
This symbol or set of symbols, in the beginning of the music, shows us where "do" is.
What is the Key Signature?
This musical clef shows notes on the staff mostly below middle C. Male voices often read music in this clef.
What is the Bass Clef? (Or F Clef)
This is the handsign for "la"
shows handsigns
lego hand
"Eight" in Italian
What is "otto"?
This country is home of the Tango!
What is Argentina?
The term for singing without instrumental accompaniment.
What is a cappella?