Bad Jokes, Great Teachers
This teacher never comes up short in delivering great lessons and keeping energy high for students in grade 3 and the rest alike.
Who is Mr. Little?
Hopefully they got the Gang together when they bid farewell to this composer using traditional Viennese custom on December 7th 1791.
Who is Mozart?
The symbol at the beginning of each lines of music, telling you that you will be playing or singing higher notes. Hopefully that doesn't mean trouble for you.
What is the treble clef?
This EOM means how loud or soft the music is.
What is dynamics?
It may take time to wrap your head around this largest instrument of the brass family.
What is the tuba?
Rumour has it she inspired Warhol to paint cans from cans of paint. I imagine she inspires you to paint too.
Who is Ms. Campbell?
Passing in Leipzig on July 28th 1750, this individual was better known as an organist than a composer.
Who is Bach?
This has five lines and four spaces.
What is the music staff?
Likely to get stuck in your head, this EOM is the one out in front most of the time!
What is melody?
The instrument family you can hit, shake, or scrape.
What is percussion?
Who is Ms. Garwood?
Adding another reason to be afraid of them, this composer died March 26th 1827 during a heavy thunderstorm. The true cause of death wasn't rain, but rather cirrhosis of the liver
Who is Beethoven?
These are the sections that music is divided into. They have a set amount of beats in each one.
What are measures?
Said while cutting down trees, this EOM refers to the specific sound of an instrument.
What is timbre?
The highest-pitched instrument in the string family
What is the violin?
Combine a Dutch footballer with our favourite Baroque organist to get this great instructor!
Who is Ms. Stambach?
This composer may have wanted you to know that of the four seasons, he died amidst the summer on July 28th 1741.
Who is Vivaldi?
These divide the music into sections
What are bar lines?
This EOM either exists tracing near the melody, or as an additional rhythmic accompaniment.
What is harmony?
The instrument formerly known as the sackbut, belongs to this instrument family.
What is brass?
It's allergy season folks! This teacher's name is anagram for how I feel now a days, 'nose ill.'
This composer passing away on November 15th 1787 is said to have opened the way for Mozart as a court musician. Have you met Rhys?
Who is Gluck?
The part of the note that is long and narrow.
What is the stem?
Bridges, sky scrapers, and houses! This EOM serves as a land map for the song.
What is form and structure?
This is the highest instrument in the woodwind family.
What is a piccolo?