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Sounds & Things
Can you hear me?
Rita the Meter Maid
Write It Down
Strummin' on the ol' Banjo
100
This begins with the vibration of an object.
What is sound.
100

The faster the vibrations the ____________ the pitch.

What is higher.

100

A collection of notes that can be long or short strung together to make a "flow through time."

What is rhythm.

100
This is a system of writing specific pitches and rhythms so that they may be communicated.
What is notation.
100

Instrument family that uses strings to make a sound.

What is the string family.

200
This is the relative highness or lowness of a sound.
What is pitch.
200
The pitch of a sound is determined by the frequency of its what?
What is vibrations.
200
This is a recurrent pulse in music.
What is beat.
200
This symbol # tells you to raise a note by 1/2 a step.
What is a sharp.
200

A clarinet is in this instrument family.

What is the woodwind family.

300
These are the four main properties of musical sound
What is pitch, tone color, dynamics, and duration.
300
The relative loudness or softness of a sound is called this.
What is dynamics.
300

This is a grouping of beats (2s, 3s, 4s, etc.).

What is meter.

300
We use this to notate the duration of silence in music.
What is a rest.
300

This is a technique of playing a string instrument where the musician plucks the string.

What is pizzicato.

400
This is the distance between any two pitches.
What is an interval.
400

A dynamic in music that means the note or passage will be played softly.

What is piano.

400

This is a tempo term at the beginning of a piece indicating the speed should be very fast.

What is Presto.

400
This is found at the beginning of a piece of music and tells the performer how many beats are in each measure.
What is a time signature.
400

This is how a sound can be produced on a brass instrument.

What is buzzing.

500

The quality that distinguishes one sound from another. Often referred to in terms of bright and dark.

What is tone color/timbre.

500

This dynamic symbol can stretch across several notes that looks like a greater than sign (<).

What is a crescendo.

500
This is the speed of music.
What is tempo.
500

This device has 5 lines and 4 spaces that is used to notate music.

What is a staff.

500

These 3 actions place an instrument with the percussion family.

What is strike, shake, or scrape.