The Elements of Music
The speed of a musical beat
What is tempo?
This performer plays Don Lockwood, the movie star who sings in the rain
Who is Gene Kelly?
These four standard choral voice parts are abbreviated SATB
What are soprano, alto, tenor, and bass?
A staged production that tells a story through songs, dialogue, and often dance.
What is a musical?
This instrument family includes violin, viola, cello, and double bass.
What is the string family?
The volume of music, such as piano or forte
What are dynamics?
The movie is set during Hollywood’s transition from silent films to these.
What are talking pictures (talkies)?
It powers your singing voice.
What is breath (airflow)?
This is the script, including spoken dialogue, of a musical.
What is the book?
This symbol at the beginning of a staff tells us where notes for higher voices and instruments are written
What is treble clef? (or 'G' clef)
The pattern of long and short sounds and silences.
What is rhythm?
This aspiring actress becomes Don Lockwood’s love interest.
Who is Kathy Selden?
These two folds of tissue vibrate to make a voiced sound
What are the vocal folds (vocal cords)?
A song performed by one singer.
What is a solo?
This composer wrote the famous opening four-note motif of Symphony No. 5.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven.
The unique tone quality that lets us tell a trumpet from a flute
What is timbre (tone color)?
This comic sidekick performs the song “Make ’Em Laugh."
Who is Cosmo Brown?
These spaces in the throat, mouth, and nose help shape and amplify your singing.
What are resonating chambers (resonator).
A song that introduces a main character’s wishes or dreams, often early in a musical.
What is an “I Want” song?
Musicians creating music spontaneously are doing this.
What is improvisation?
The overall structure of a musical composition, such as ABA
What is musical form?
This actress has a speaking voice that causes trouble when movies begin to have sound.
Who is Lina Lamont?
This structure in the neck houses the vocal folds.
What is the larynx (voice box)?
Music played by the orchestra before the curtain rises.
What is an overture?
This time signature has four quarter-note beats per measure.
What is 4/4 (common time)?