Instrumental Families
Voice Parts
Meter/Notes
Music Vocab.
Articulation/Dynamics
100
This family includes the trumpet and french horn
The Brass Family
100
The highest female voice
Soprano
100
How many beats are in each measure in a 4/4 time signature
Four beat per measure
100
What is the person called who write music?
A composer
100
What is a slur?
Legato, smooth, connected
200
This family includes the Piccolo, Oboe, and Bassoon
The Woodwind Family
200
The lowest female voice
Alto
200
What are the names of the line notes in the treble clef?
EGBDF (Every Good Boy Does Fine)
200
Which word means music volume?
Dymanics
200
What is staccato?
Short and disconnected
300
This family includes maracas, timpani, wood block, and tambourine
The Percussion Family
300
The lowest male voice
Bass or Baritone
300
What are the names of the space notes in the bass clef?
ACEG (All Cars Eat Gas)
300
What is form?
combinations of verses choruses and bridges AABA, ABA, etc...


A=Verse

B=Chorus

300
Which symbol means to give extra emphasis on a note?
Accent
400
To be a part of the family, you have to make sound by being scraped, shaken, or struck.
The Percussion Family
400
The highest male voice
Tenor
400
What is the name of the notes on the third line in the bass clef?
D (gbDfa)
400
What is the chorus?
The repeated part of a song
400
Which symbol means to hold for an extended amount of time?
Fermata
500
The saxophone is a part of this family
The Woodwind Family
500
How many parts is a choir usually split into?
Four parts. Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass (SATB)
500
Why are music clefs important?
They tell us the note names
500
What is tempo?
The speed of music
500
How do you notate medium loud?
MF - Mezzo Forte