CNS Music Department
A venue in our school that has finally reopened after several years of renovations
What is the new CNS auditorium?
Our concert tuning note
What is concert Bb?
A female voice part between alto and soprano
What is a mezzo-soprano?
The lowest instrument in a string orchestra
What is the double bass?
A time signature that contains 3 beats per measure and the quarter note gets the beat
What is 3/4 time?
A show performed in May, featuring a variety of acts and skits
What is the CNS talent show?
A miniature, even more high-pitched version of a woodwind instrument that does NOT use a reed
What is a piccolo?
The third solfege syllable in a major scale
What is Mi?
A tool used by string musicians to create friction on bow strings
What is rosin?
A chord containing the root, third, and fifth
What is a triad?
Music electives taught by Mr. Rebecchi
What are Music Theory I and II?
A diverse group of often small, unpitched instruments that add specific sound effects to music, supporting the main percussion rather than carrying the primary rhythm
What is auxiliary percussion?
The typical 4 part arrangement for male and female voices
What is SATB?
A clef perfect for the violas
What is alto clef?
A visual tool that shows the relationships between all major and minor keys, moving clockwise in fifths
What is the Circle of Fifths?
The director of both jazz ensembles at CNS
Who is Mrs. Rausa?
A mouthpiece used by oboists and bassoonists
What is a double reed?
A counter melody that is sung above the main melody, typically performed by sopranos
What is a descant?
A musical technique used by bowed string instruments where players pluck the strings with their fingers instead of using the bow
What is pizzicato?
A diminished fifth, sometimes referred to as "the devil's interval"
What is a tritone?
Our Tri-M chapter advisor
Who is Mr. Harnois?
The key that french horns are tuned in
What is the key of F?
A vocal range used to describe males who can sing higher than the typical tenor range, into the female range
What is a countertenor?
An orchestral instrument whose strings are tuned in G-D-A-E
What is the violin?
What is the locrian mode?