Musical Math & Rhythm
This note gets 1 beat in 4/4 time
Quarter Note
This Italian term tells you to sing loudly
Forte
The first syllable in the solfege scale
Do
This famous 8th-grade-friendly movie about a singing competition features a koala named Buster Moon
Sing
This pop superstar from New York City sang “Bad Romance” and “Poker Face.”
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Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
A rest that gets four beats of silence.
Whole rest
This Italian term is the category name for the speed of the music
Tempo
The hand sign for this syllable is flat, placed horizontally across your stomach
Sol
A movie about 9th thru 12th graders who want to be themselves and not "Stick To The Status Quo"
High School Musical
This famous crooner recorded The Big Apple "theme" song, "New York, New York"
Frank Sinatra
When a half note has a dot next to it, it gets this many beats.
3 beats
This symbol (looks like a sideways "less than" sign) means to gradually get louder
Crescendo
The interval between "Do" and "Mi"
A 3rd
This Broadway musical tells the story of a historical figure through rap and hip-hop.
Hamilton
This Grammy-winning artist from Manhattan recorded “Empire State of Mind” with Jay-Z.
Alicia Keys
Two eighth notes equal this many beats in 4/4 time
1 beat
This is the main part of a song or piece. The part that you would sing/hum.
Melody
This is the syllable that comes directly after Fa
Sol
This musical includes the songs “Tomorrow” and “Hard Knock Life"
Annie
This famous Piano Man was born in The Bronx, grew up in Hicksville, Long Island and is a true New Yorker.
Billy Joel
This is how many whole notes fit in one measure of 3/4 time.
Zero!
This symbol (a dot with a "cap" on it) means to hold the note longer than its written value
Fermata
This chromatic syllable comes directly after Sol in an ascending scale
Si
This musical features the characters Maria and Tony and is a modern day version of Romeo & Juliet
West Side Story
This British band wrote “Hey Jude” and made their US Debut on this Manhattan TV Variety Show
The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show