Definitions
What is Music?
What is Sounds that are organized in time
Define Timbre (Tone color)
What is how to tell the difference between instruments when they are playing the same note
A whole note gets how many beats
What is 4 beats
List all of the Dynamic levels in order from Softest to Loudest
List the 4 instrument families
What are Woodwinds, Brass, String and percussion families
Sound is made up of what?
What is Vibrations
Example of Rhythm in Nature
What is Heartbeat, Breathing, Day and Night, The 4 Seasons, or Ocean Tides.
a quarter note gets how many beats
1
Define a downbeat
the first, or stressed, beat of a measure
The Alto Saxophone is apart of what family
the Woodwind family
Define Dynamics
What is how loud or soft a sound is
Name 3 different styles of music
What is Rock, Jazz, Blues, Rap, Country, Classical, Rhythm & Blues, Music from other Countries
One 8th note gets how many beats
what is ½ a beat
Define Harmony
What is when two or more notes are played at the same time
List 2 double reed instruments
What is the oboe and the bassoon
Define Syncopation
What is an accent where we do not expect it
The 4 sections in a Jazz Band
What is Rhythm, Saxophones, trumpets and trombones
One 16th note gets how many beats
What is ¼ of a beat
What are the two phrases we say to remember the line and space notes on the treble clef?
What is FACE in the Space and Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
The Piano is apart of what to instrument families
What is the strings and percussion
Explain the 3 different textures in music
Monophonic: a melody played by itseld
Monophonic: two or more melodies played together
Homophonic: a single melody accompanied by chords
Define Consonant and Dissonant Chords
Consonant: when chords sound stable, restful, happy
Dissonant: when chords sound unstable, active, uneasy, sad
A dotted half note gets how many beats
What is 3
4 16th notes + 1 half note + 1 dotted quarter note + 1 8th note = how many beats?
What is 5 beats
Name all of the instruments in the Woodwind family
What is Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Alto Saxophone