Instruments
Musical Terms
Musical Symbols
Elements of Music
Miscellaneous
100
What musical family does the saxophone belong to?
Woodwind
100
What's it called when you gradually get quieter in music?
(for bonus points: there's a second name for it)
Decrescendo, or Diminuendo
100
What note on the staff does the treble clef wrap around?
G
100
What's the term we use to describe how strong(or soft) you're playing music?
Dynamics
100
What's the name of our school's concert band?
Blue & Gold Band
200
Name 3 auxiliary percussion instruments
Ratchet, triangle, maracas, shaker, rain stick, etc
200
What's it called when we have a sharp or flat that isn't in the key signature?
An accidental
200
What ARTICULATION symbol is on these notes?
Staccato
200
What is harmony?
Harmony is when two or more notes are played at the same time, providing colour and context to the melody.
200
What's Ms Kloepfer's main instrument?
(bonus points: name her second instrument)
Clarinet, second instrument Flute
300
What clef does the trombone read in?
Bass clef
300
What's the name for the marking that tells us to gradually slow down our tempo?
(for bonus points: name another term that means to slow down)
Ritardando, rallentando, or ritenuto
300
What's this called?
Glissando
300
How many unique note names are there in western music within a single octave?
12
300
Name a composer that's currently alive
Brian Balmages, Ryan Meeboer, Jack Wilds, etc
400
What is the first note that the Alto Saxophone plays in its concert Bb scale?
G
400
What does the D.C in "D.C. al coda" stand for?
Da Capo
400
What's this symbol telling you to do?
Repeat the last bar
400
Give an example of compound metre (aka compound time)
6/8, 12/8, 9/8, etc
400
When Ms Kloepfer asks you a question (in an assignment), what word MUST be part of your answer?
"Because"
500
How many keys does a standard piano have?
88
500
What musical term do we use to describe when all parts are playing together at the same time? (hint: it's an Italian word)
Tutti
500
What does this symbol (dal segno) mean?
Return to this symbol when the music says "D.S."
500
What is the name of the texture where there are multiple melodies layered at once?
Polyphony
500
Which instruments should play stronger in a concert band? (hint: consider balance)
The lower instruments play stronger than higher instruments