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