Dynamics
What is the term for "medium soft?"
Mezzo Piano
How many families are there?
4
How many periods are there?
7
What is the term for fast?
Allegro
What does timbre mean?
Tone Color
What is the loudest dynamic?
Fortissimo
Name the two double reed instruments.
Bassoon & Oboe
What composer became deaf in his late life?
Beethoven
What does "grave" mean?
Very slow
How do we remember the lines on a treble clef staff?
Every Good Boy Does Fine
What does pianissimo mean?
Very Soft/Quiet
What is the only instrument solely played with the left hand?
French Horn
What period of music was established in America? It was made popular from people like; Miles Davis, John Coltrane, & Dizzy Gillespie.
Jazz
What is the term for slow?
Andante
What are the lines that extend the staff above and below?
Ledger Lines
Name all 6 dynamics in order from softest to loudest.
pianissimo, piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, forte, fortissimo
Name the four orchestral string instruments.
Violin, Voila, Cello, & String Bass
What period of time had the most musical output? (Most music written)
Romantic
What is the fastest tempo?
Presto
How many notes are in the musical alphabet? And what is it called when you have a series of them? Ex. A-A or C-C
7. Octave.
What is a crescendo?
To go from piano to forte; soft to loud
Marimba
What period of music was the first and was the longest in time?
Medieval
Who controls the tempo of songs or music?
The teacher or the conductor.
What is the note that is one ledger line underneath the treble clef staff and also one ledger line above the bass clef staff?
Middle C