Music Vocabulary
The pulse or beat that is played behind the music
steady beat
Finish the song:
Funwa Alfia...
Ashay Ashay
A whole note is _____ beats long
4 beats
This instrument has 88 keys, some keys are black, most keys are white.
A piano
What is the energy source of the water cycle?
The sun, which provides solar energy
The word ___________ explains how slow or fast music is played.
Tempo
Juanito cuanto baya
Baya, Baya, Baya ...
This note = 1/2
Half note
This instrument has two small drums connected to each other.
Bongos
The water cycle and music are similar because
when you add a repeat sign to music it goes back to the beginning and starts again like the water cycle.
This word means the tempo is very fast
Allegro: a fast steady beat
Havana ooh na na ...
Havana, ooh na na, half of my heart is in Havana
1 beat
This instrument is round, you hold it in your hand, and when you slap the skin. small tiny cymbals start ringing.
A tambourine
When water evaporates it (1) changes to ......
water droplets
The person that stands in front of an orchestra and sets the tempo of the music
conductor
I've been staring at the edge of the water ...
Long as I can remember, never really knowing why
Moana
Two _________ equals one quarter note
eighth notes
This instrument is made from a plant and is grown on Caribbean Islands (but now they are mostly made from plastic and wood). You scrape a stick against it.
Guiro (pronounced qwiro)
Hail, snow, rain and sleet are called ____________ in the water cycle.
precipitation
This word means that the music is played rather slowly.
Largo
The snow glows white on the mountain tonight...
Not a foot-print to be seen ...
Frozen
Using the sounds Ta and Ti-Ti, how would I say this phrase?
Quarter Note, Quarter Note, 2 eighth notes, Quarter note.
Ta Ta Ti-Ti Ta
These are two sticks are banged together and mostly used in Hawaii for their cultural festivals and dances.
Puili Sticks
Water vapor converts (changes) to ________ during condensation to form clouds.
water droplets.