Note Names
What word is used to remember the 4 letters of the SPACES on the treble clef?
FACE
What is the name for the group of instruments that you play by shaking, scraping, or strike?
Percussion
Q Q EE EE
Ta, ta, ti-ti, ti-ti
What are the 2 main dynamics that the other dynamics are built off of?
p, f
How many beats does a quarter note get?
1
Which note is on the 3rd line of the treble clef?
B
Name 2 instruments from the woodwinds section
Choose from:
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone, Bassoon
Q SSSS EE Q
ta, tika-tika, ti-ti, ta
Piano (p)
How is a viola different from a violin?
A viola is slightly bigger than a violin, and sounds lower
Which note is on the 4th space of the treble clef?
E
Name 2 instruments from the brass section
Choose from:
Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Tuba
SSSS Z Z EE
tika-tika, shh, shh, ti-ti
What dynamic is one step louder than mezzo forte (mf)?
Forte (f)
Does a tika-tika take up the same length of time as a shh?
Yes
Finish the note pattern:
A B _ D E F G _
C, A
2 PARTS:
1- What section has the violin in it?
2- Why does that section have that name?
1- Strings
2- Each instrument has strings that produce the sound
Z SSSS Q SSSS
Shh, tika-tika, ta, tika-tika
What does decrescendo mean?
Get quieter
On boomwhackers, the longer a tube is, the ________ it sounds.
Higher or Lower?
Lower
The notes are a pattern that repeats
The Double Bass
Q SSSS Z EE
Ta, tika-tika, shh, ti-ti
If I started at a mp and did a crescendo, what would happen?
Start from a medium-quiet volume and begin to get louder
It be argued that a piano belongs to either of 2 instrument families. Which 2 sections are they, and why?
1. Percussion or Strings
2. a piano makes sound by striking a string with a mallet.