Note Values
The elements
The Staff
Note Reading
The Instrument
Families
Families
Eras of Music
200
I am worth one beat
What are two eighth notes. What is a quarter note.
200
This word refers to the speed of music (fast or slow)
What is TEMPO
200
The space between two bar lines.
What is a measure?
200
Bass clef
200
We are played by plucking or bowing a string.
What are strings
200
Bessie Smith sang this style of music
The Blues
400
I am round, open in the middle and worth 4 beats.
What is Whole note
400
This refers to the volume of the band (loud or soft)
What are dynamics?
400
The two lines that indicate the end of a selection or piece of music.
What is a double bar line?
400
This shows higher notes, and is sometimes call the "G clef"
What is treble clef?
400
We are played by hitting or shaking something
What is percussion
400
These are the characteristics of country blues.
Single singer with guitar, slower.
500
if you had two of these, they mare equal to a quarter note.
What are two eight notes.
500
The pattern in which notes are played
What is rhythm?
500
The lines that separate each measure.
What are bar lines?
500
These are examples of what:
4/4
3/4
2/4
6/8
What is a time signature?
500
We can be played with keys, but we can also be string or percussion instruments
What are keyboard instruments
500
Ragtime's two potential name sources.
Ragging, the dance, and the pieces of music being called rags.
800
It takes four of us to make a whole note.
What are four quarter notes.
800
three or more notes played at one time.
What is a chord?
800
The lines with two dots on each side
Repeat sign
800
This refers to how many beats are in each measure.
What is a time signature?
800
We are played by buzzing our lips on a mouthpiece while we blow air
What is brass
800
Stephen Foster produced music that was commonly involved in this type of variety show.
Minstrel Show
1000
How many of me would go into one whole note?
(Hint: I look like an open circle with a tall stem on one side)
What are two half notes.
1000
The main part of a song.
(Hint: You wrote several of these for your final last semester)
What is melody?
1000
This goes BEFORE the time signature and indicates how many sharps or flats you need to play during a piece of music.
What is a key signature?
1000
This refers to the type of beat in each measure.
(Hint: The answer is part of the time signature)
What is the bottom number of the time signature?
1000
We are played by blowing air through a reed
What are woodwinds
1000
Dixieland Jazz Bands originally played for these types of gatherings.
Funerals.