Elements of Music
Vocal Music
Instrument Classification
People
Terms
100

This describes the quality of sound

What is Timbre?

100

This is known as the intermediate male voice

What is the Baritone?

100

This instrument Is the only woodwind instrument that does not use a reed to produce a sound

What is the flute?

100

This person was a famous commercial Tenor and sung “Nessus Dorma”

Who is Luciano Pavarotti?

100

This term means “one sound”

What is Monophonic?

200

This describes loud/soft

What is Dynamics?

200

This is the highest male voice

What is the Countertenor?

200

This instrument was used for military Signaling, symbolizing power, and religious ceremonies

What is the trumpet?

200
This lady sung on the Lincoln steps after many doors were closed for her based on her skin color. She sung, ”My country tis of thee”

Who is Marian Anderson?

200

This term means ”many sounds. More than 2”

What is Polyphonic?

300

This element describes high and low sounds

What is Pitch?

300

This is the intermediate female voice, but lower

What is the Contralto?
300

This instrument was used in hunting. It also used crooks to change pitches before valves were invented

What is the French Horn?

300
This lady crossed over from operatic singing to popular music
Who is Charlotte Church?
300

This term is the “distance between the lowest and highest sound”

What is Range?


400

This describes the the length of time a note sounds

What is Duration?

400

This is known as the lowest voice in the male register

What is the Bass?

400

This instrument has a Tenor version, Trigger with F-attachment, and Bass option

What is the trombone?

400

This lady was known as the “Queen of the Blues”. She sung Backwater Blues.

Who is Bessie Smith?

400

This genre of music talks about frustration, sadness, and longing

What is the Blues?

500

If Johnny hears an instrument playing a half note, he would be using which element of music to know this?

What is Duration?

500

This is a male voice with a power ringing quality

What is a Tenor?

500

This is the biggest and lowest instrument in the brass family

What is the Tuba?

500

This person has Mustard crocs

Who is Corbitt Smith?

500

This woodwind instrument is the highest pitched of the common Saxophones.

What is the Bb Soprano Saxophone?