Instruments
What are the 4 main instrument families?
Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, Strings
How do brass instruments produce sound?
Buzzing into a mouthpiece.
What is Tempo?
Speed
Is the French Horn of French Origin?
Not really!
What is a composer?
Someone who writes music.
What are three different ways you can play a stringed instrument?
Bowing, plucking, striking
What is a unique feature of a trombone?
It has a slide instead of valves.
What are dynamics?
Volume
What is the difference between an Orchestra and a Wind Band?
What is the vertical line that comes up/down out of a note?
Stem
How does one change the articulation style/timbre of a percussion instrument?
Change mallet/stick type.
How are instrument groups categorized?
How they produce sound.
Which is faster: Allegro or Adagio
Allegro
Fill in the blanks: The bigger the instrument, the ______________ it sounds. The smaller the instrument, the _______________ it sounds.
lower, higher
What is an "Embouchure"?
The muscles in your face that you use to play an instrument
What are 4 reed instruments? Which ones are double reeds and which are single reeds?
Oboe and Bassoon are double reeds and Clarinet and Saxophone are single reeds.
How do string instruments change pitch?
Making the string shorter/longer
Put these in order from quietest to loudest:
f, mp, p, ff, pp, f, mf
pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff
What is a bar line?
A line that signifies the beginning and end of a measure.
What is the definition of “timbre”
The specific tone color/sound of an instrument or musical phrase
Name 5 different percussion instruments.
(Judge based on response)
What is a bore? What is the difference between a conical and cylindrical bore?
The bore is the inner tubing of a brass instrument. The difference is in the shape and sound. (Ms. Luke will judge based off of response)
Sforzando; something is played loud and immediately gets softer. (Immediate dynamic change on one pitch.)
Put the following in order from Highest to Lowest:
Alto Bass Soprano Tenor Baritone
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass
What is an upbeat/downbeat?
Ms. Luke will judge based off of response.