Instrument families
Notes
Music Vocab.
Pitches
100
What instrument family includes the piano, violin, and cello?
Strings
100
What is the name of a note with half the duration of a quarter note?
eighth note
100
What note is repeated in the top line?
eighth note
100
Give an example of an instrument with high frequencies and an instrument with a low frequencies?
flute
tuba
200
Name two instruments from the brass family
Trumpet
Tuba
trombone
baritone
french horns
ect.
200
How many quarter notes are in a measure with a 4/4 time signature?
4
200
What time signature is know as common time?
4/4
200
How is frequency related to the pitch of a sound wave?
the higher in frequency the higher the pitch
the lower in frequency the lower the pitch
300
What family do drums and tambourines belong to?
percussion
300
Define the difference between a dotted half note and a whole note?
dotted = 3 beats
whole = 4
300
Define the term "bar line" and when they are used in sheet music.
used to separate measures
300
Explain what happens to a note when more amplitude is applied?
gets louder
400
How is the instrument family of woodwinds PLAYED differently from strings?
woodwinds = air blown over or into an open hole
strings = plucked, strummed or pulling a bow
400
Name each beat in this rhythmic pattern
400
How long is the note if there are two flags or bars connected to the top of the note(s)?
sixteenth notes
400
What does a note sound like with a sound wave that has a very high frequency but a very low amplitude?
high pitch, low volume
500
What is the difference between the physical characteristics of woodwind and brass instruments that allow the instrument to change pitch?
woodwinds = padded keys
brass = valves and slides
500
Name each beat in this rhythmic pattern
500
How many lines and spaces on a standard staff in Western music notation?
5 lines 4 spaces
500
How many letters are used for pitch names?
7