Music Terms
What is model notation?
An advanced type of rhythmic notation.
What category of instrument is a guitar?
A string instrument.
What instrument is most used in country?
The guitar, especially the acoustic.
What is a guitar made of?
A guitar is primarily made from various woods (like spruce, mahogany, maple, rosewood for body/neck/fretboard), metal (for frets, strings, tuning pegs, bridges), and sometimes plastic or bone (for nuts, bridges, pickguards), with electronics (pickups, wires, knobs) added for electric models.(YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE ALL OF THIS TO GET THIS CORRECT!!)
What is a neume?
A graphic sign of musical notation indicating the rise and fall of the voice.
String and percussion.
What instrument is most used in rock?
An electric guitar.
What are drums made of?
Drums are made from various materials, primarily wood (maple, birch, poplar, oak) for warm tones, but also metals (steel, brass, aluminum, bronze) for brighter sounds, and even synthetics like acrylic or carbon fiber for unique effects.
What is a tonal center?
A central part of music, or a place where music provides a sense of rest.
What category of instrument is a flute?
A woodwind instrument.
What instrument is most used in pop?
Digital sounds (synthesizers, software plugins, samples).
What is a violin made of?
A violin is primarily made from specific woods: spruce for the top (soundboard) for its lightness and acoustics, and maple for the back, ribs, neck, and scroll, often a figured "tiger" maple for beauty and strength. Other key materials include ebony for the fingerboard, pegs, and tailpiece, and glue, with varnish (alcohol-based dyes, shellac, linseed oil) and modern synthetic/metal strings completing the instrument.
What is a tonic?
The first note of the scale.
What category of instrument is a harmonica?
A free-reed wind instrument(Aerophone).
what instrument is most used in jazz?
The saxophone.
What is a saxophone made of?
A saxophone is primarily made of brass, often yellow brass, but professional models can use other metals like bronze, copper, or silver for different tones, while parts like keys use metal with leather/felt pads, and the mouthpiece typically uses ebonite or plastic with a wooden reed, making it a unique mix of woodwind (reed) and brass instrument.
What is a brevis?
A rhythmic pattern of strong and weak beats.
What type of instrument is a hurdy gurdy?
A mechanically bowed string instrument.
What instrument is most used in classical?
The violin.
What is a piano made of?
A piano is a complex instrument made from a blend of wood, metal, felt, and other materials, with spruce for the soundboard, hardwoods (maple, mahogany, birch) for the frame and action, cast iron for the heavy plate, and felt-wrapped hammers, all working together to create sound when strings (steel/copper) are struck after keys are pressed.