Hitting the drum
Percussion terms
Choir anatomy
Choir terms
Guitar 101
100

How do you perform a bass hit on a hand drum?

Cupped hand, hitting the middle of the drum

100

A percussion instrument that consists of a membrane stretched across a hoop or barrel shaped object.

Drum

100

The center of the ribcage, a bone that is part of the breastplate

The sternum

100

The physical distance from your highest to lowest singable note.

Range

100

This is the hole that sound radiates out of on the acoustic guitar.

What is the "sound hole"?

200

How do you play a tone on a hand drum?

Hands in a diamond shape, edge of the drum, closed fingers

200

The name for the membrane on the top of the drum

The head, drum head

200

The top of your mouth, the hard and soft area that you raise when you are singing.

The palate

200

The action or ability to hold a note out for it's full value, the full length of time intended

Sustain

200

How does one pluck the strings on a guitar?

Pick, fingerstyle, or plectrum

300

How do you play a Slap on a hand drum?

Open fingers, at the edge of the drum, diamond shaped hands, 

300

Call and _____

What is Response?

300

The cavity in your face that allows for bright and resonant sounds, this sometimes gets clogged during allergy season.

The nasal cavity

300

The distinct emphasis of the consonant sounds in a piece of vocal music.

Articulation

300

This is what the top of the guitar is called? Not the body but the...

What is... The head, the nut

400

To get the most sound out of a flat bottomed drum what do I do?

Tilt the drum, and hold it between your knees
400

A musical phrase created or made up on the spot, a real time musical experiment.

Improvisation

400

The muscle underneath the lungs that aids in breathing, exhalation and inhalation

The Diaphram

400

The emphasis of vowel sounds

Enunciation

400

What letter name is given to the highest and lowest string on a guitar?

E

500

How do I get the most ideal sound out of each drum hit?

Hit the head and rebound, bounce, or lift your hand off the head directly after the pulse. Like you touched a hot stove
500

This is a word for a continuously repeating musical phrase

What is "Ostinato"

500

The scientific name for the "voice box", the small area in your throat that vibrates at different pitches and holds the vocal cords.

The Larynx

500

The brightness or darkness of your vocal sound.

Resonance

500

This is the letter or number that is assigned to the thumb when reading guitar music?

What is "T"