Musical Terms
To play notes detached from one another
What is staccato?
A place to keep your assignment pages together
What is a binder?
He wrote "Ode to Joy"
Who is Beethoven?
Sacred music is usually performed in these places
What are churches?
These strike the strings when a key is depressed
What are hammers?
The first note of a scale
What is the tonic?
Use these removable pieces of paper to mark work zones
What are PostIt notes?
This composer gave a famous Notebook of music to his wife, Anna Magdelena, for her birthday
Who was Bach?
A person or organization that financially sponsors the arts
What is a patron?
There are 88 of these
What are keys?
This shows how the beats in a piece are organized
What is a time signature?
You'll need these "tune collections" to practice
What are music books?
We hear this composer's famous "Nutcracker" music every year during December
Who is Tchaikovsky?
This word means "one voice"; it's the style that Gregorian chant used
What is monophonic?
These fall onto the strings when a key is released, stopping the sound
What are dampers?
A mark that combines the value of two notes of the same pitch
What is a tie?
Keep one of these handy for marking fingerings
What is a pencil?
He wrote the "Surprise Symphony"
Who is Haydn?
A highly decorated book of music from this time period
What is an illuminated manuscript?
The lowest of these are wrapped in copper
What are strings?
The fifth note of a scale
What is the dominant?
A helpful practice tool for keeping a steady beat
What is a metronome?
His "Rhapsody in Blue" is one of his most well-known works
Who is Gershwin?
One of three types of traveling musicians from this time period
What is a troubadour, minstral, or minnesinger?
Depressing this allows the sound to reverberate even when keys are released
What is the damper pedal?