Counting
Notes
I Need Definitions!
What's the Word?!
Grab Bag!
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How many beats does a dotted half note get?
Three beats
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What note gets a half of a beat?
An eighth note
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What does it mean to Crescendo?
To grow louder
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What is the word for playing a note loud and then suddenly getting softer?
Sforzando
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Define D.C. al Fine
return to the beginning and end at the point marked by the word fine
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How would you count the rhythm on the board?
1 & 2e&a
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What note one fourth of a beat
sixteenth note
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The term 'Ritardando' means what?
gradually decreasing in tempo
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What is the Italian/Musical term for "Moderately Loud"?
Mezzoforte
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What is the term for when two different instruments complement each other's tone?
Blend
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How many beats does a dotted quarter note get?
One and a half
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What note gets two beats?
A half note
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What does it mean to Decrescendo?
To grow softer
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What is it called when you gradually increase in tempo?
Accelerando
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How many beats does a sixteenth note receive?
1/4 of a count
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Clap and count rhythm #4 on the board
1&a 2ea
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What note gets three beats?
A dotted half note
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What is the point of a slur?
to play smoothly or legato without tonguing
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What is the term for suddenly?
Subito
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What is a musical accompaniment added above a basic melody called?
Descant
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How many 16th notes does a dotted eighth note get
3
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What note gets half a beat?
An eighth note
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What is the difference between a staccato and a legato note?
a staccato means to play it short and legato means to play a note long or full length
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What is a melody that plays at the same time as the main melody, often harmonizing it?
Counter-Melody
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Xylophones and bells are good examples of what types of instruments?
Percussion