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Music not related to religion or religious services. 

Secular

100

From Italy. Developed syllables still used to this day in Chorus classes. Also developed staff notation. 

Guido 

100

One of the most famous of wars set during the Medieval Period. My God is better than your God. 

The Crusades

100

This is the only instrument that we discussed yesterday. 

Hurdy Gurdy

100

Mr. Abraham has been the band director at Hammond School for this many years. 

9

200
A single melody played, written, or sung with no harmony. 

Monophony

200

From France. Helped develop 3 and 4 part polyphonic music. Before him, church music was monophonic. 

Perotin
200

These individuals were the Chat GPT of the Medieval period. They were credited for listening to Authors and spreading their tales. 

Scribes

200
The Hurdy Gurdy was played in a unique way by using this method. 

a hand cranked-wheel 

200
When you play the 1st, 3rd, and 5th scale degrees of a musical scale, it is called this. 

Arpeggio 

300

Music used for a religious service or purpose. 

Sacred

300

She was ahead of her time. A writer, composer, poet, mathematician, and nun. From Germany. 

Hildegard

300

Many fairy tales and TV shows were set during the Medieval Period. One such show features different family houses and dragons and gained wide popularity. 

Game of Thrones 

300

The Hurdy Gurdy sounds like this instrument. Often played in Scotland. 

The Bag Pipes

300

Mr. Abraham has two dogs, both of which are named after this fictional character and his butler.

Bruce and Alfred

400

Music featuring two or more independent melodies played, written, or sung simultaneously. 

Polyphony 
400

A French bishop and composer. Credited for creating Isorhythm, which is a technique in which a rhythmic pattern is repeated. 

Phillipe de Vitry

400

Barbers did more than cut hair during the Medieval Period. They also provided these services. 

Dentist and Surgeons

400
The Hurdy Gurdy would be put into this category of instruments. 

String

400

This is the theme of the 2024 Spring Band Concert at Hammond School. 

Animals

500

Unaccompanied, monophonic music used in liturgy of the Western Church.

Plainchant

500

The 4 composers that we discussed yesterday, came from these countries. 

Italy, Germany, France 

500
This is what was unique about farm animals during the Medieval Period. 

They were smaller. 

500
The term "Do" in solfege was originally called this. 

Ut

500

The Hammond School Concert Band will play 6 selections for their Spring Concert. Name them. 

Animal Parade, Ocean Voyage, Walkin' the Dog,  Cat-astrophe, Snake Island, When the Koala does the Conga with the Kangaroo