VOCAB
WHAT IS THE PITCH?
The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.
WHAT IS RINGS A BELL?
I don't know the guy, but I feel like his name _______________.
WHAT IS A MAJOR SCALE?
This type of scale is also the name of a militar rank.
WHAT IS A NOTE?
A symbol denoting a musical sound on a scale
WHAT IS A SCALE?
Any set of musical notes ordered by fundamental frequency or pitch
WHAT IS A STAFF?
A set of five horizontal lines and four spaces that each represent a different musical pitch
WHAT IS FACE THE MUSIC?
You didn't do any of your homework the entire semester. Now, you want the professor to allow you to pass the class at the end of the course. The professor tells you, "It's time to _______________ and be responsible for what you did not do."
WHAT IS A PENTATONIC SCALE?
This is a type of scale that is also very similar to the name of a famous acapella group who has a fabulous Christmas album.
WHAT IS A BEAM?
This thick line connects 8th notes in the top section.
WHAT IS A MEASURE?
Refers to a single unit of time featuring a specific number of beats played at a particular tempo
WHAT IS A CLEF?
Any of several symbols placed at the left-hand end of a staff, indicating the pitch of the notes written on it
WHAT IS PLAY IT BY EAR?
Do you have any specific plans when you get to Las Vegas, or are you just going to ______________?
WHAT IS A STAFF?
This musical reference is also used to described the group of people who work for you backstage and help you put on a show.
WHAT IS THE FLAG?
This is the fancy part of the note that looks like it is flowing in the wind.
WHAT IS DURATION?
An amount of time or how long or short a note, phrase, section, or composition lasts
WHAT IS A NOTE?
A symbol denoting a musical sound on a scale
WHAT IS CHANGE YOUR TUNE?
First, you tell me you want to help me pay off my debt, but then when I ask you to borrow some money, you suddenly _________________.
In music, this sign means that a piece is coming to an end, but is also the name of recent popular movie where the child of deaf adults gets a scholarship to Berklee College of Museum.
WHAT IS THE STEM?
This is the long vertical line starting at the head of the note.
WHAT IS TIME SIGNATURE?
A notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats (pulses) are contained in each measure (bar), and which note value is equivalent to a beat
WHAT IS THE BEAT?
The basic unit of time, the pulse
WHAT IS IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO?
You are just as responsible in this situation as I am.
WHAT IS A SINGLE BAR LINE?
When you are not dating anyone.
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Where you go to have an alcoholic drink
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A police officer will make you walk the ________ if he thinks you are drunk
WHAT IS A HALF NOTE?
A note played for 50% of the duration of a whole note
WHAT IS A TONE?
A musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength