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Things you would find on a music staff
Musicians
Make my music more interesting!
I can hear it!
Miscellaneous
100
These tell us how high or low to play by their placement on a line or space on the music staff, and how long to play by their shape.
What are Notes?
100
Musicians play instruments that fall into this category: snare, bass, bells, cymbals.
What is Percussion?
100
Crescendo, piano, mezzo forte, decrescendo... to name only a few.
What are Dynamics?
100
The main line, or part, of the song that gets stuck in your head.
What is the Melody?
100
When you play a piece of music for the very first time.
What is Sight-Reading?
200
This symbol means without stopping, play once again from the beginning.
What is a Repeat Sign?
200
This person directs the band using hand gestures and a baton.
What is the Conductor?
200
Andante, Allegro, Moderato, Vivace... to name only a few.
What is Tempo?
200
When two or more notes are played together... this part is just as important, but it compliments the main part of the song!
What is Harmony?
200
Bar lines divide the music staff into this.
What is a Measure?
300
Silent beats.
What are Rests?
300
Musicians play instruments that fall into this category: tuba, trombone, trumpet, french horn.
What is Brass?
300
A curved line connecting notes of the same pitch, combining the counts into one long note.
What is a Tie?
300
This should remain steady and is the pulse of the music.
What is the Beat?
300
This has five lines and four spaces where notes and rests are written.
What is the Staff?
400
Indicates how many beats are in one measure, and what kind of note gets one beat.
What is the Time Signature?
400
Musicians play instruments that fall into this category: saxophone, clarinet, flute, oboe.
What are Woodwinds?
400
A curved line which connects notes of different pitches, making the connected notes sound smooth.
What is a Slur?
400
This vocab word is the name of the different sounds that each note makes.
What is Pitch?
400
Indicates which notes to play with sharps or flats throughout the music. (You always always always ALWAYS no matter what look at this first!)
What is the Key Signature?
500
Bass and treble are the two most used of these in band.
What is the Clef?
500
This person writes all of the music we play.
What is the Composer?
500
Sharps, flats and naturals that you find on the music staff that are not already in the key signature.
What are Accidentals?
500
This gives the song some style and direction, and often changes within the song. One might be encouraged to dance if "it" moves you!
What is Rhythm?
500
A sequence of eight notes in ascending or descending order.
What is a Scale?