In My Own Words
One of these things tends to be more important when performing music: Getting all of the notes right or keeping a steady rhythm
What is a steady beat? (Remember: Don't go back to fix it!)
These are the three sounds of the Djembe
What is Bass, Tone, Slap!
These letters make up the musical alphabet
What is "A-B-C-D-E-F-G"?
This Beatles song was played in one of our classes and is an example of the I - IV - V chord progression
What is "Here Comes the Sun"?
These are the names of the major categories of music, also known as genres
What is Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Country?
Also acceptable any other genres (Bluegrass, Gospel, Funk, Reggae, Blues)
This type of note gets 1 beat
What is a quarter note?
Name as many of the percussion instruments in our classroom as you can - four or more to win the points!
Timpani drums, bongos, woodblock, triangles, shakers, rhythm sticks, xylophone, glockenspiel, tambourine, cowbell, symbols, handbells, maracas
The part of the hand used to produce the "Bass" sound on the Djembe drum
What is the palm?
These are the letter names of the spaces on the music staff
What is FACE?
This Reggae song was played as an example of the I - IV - V chord progression.
What is "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley?
This is an example of a popular song using the clave rhythm (listened to in class).
What is "Bo Diddley", or "Black Horse and a Cherry Tree" by KT Tunstall or "Desire" by U2?
This is the name of the rhythm we heard (and performed in class) in the video with drumming around the world
What is the Clave?
The meaning of "A cappella"
Music sung without accompaniment by instruments
The part of the hand used to produce the "Tone" sound on the Djembe drum
What are the fingers?
These are the letter names of the lines on a music staff
What is E G B D F?
This acoustic Country song by The Bellamy Brothers was played as an example of the I - IV - V chord progression.
What is "Let Your Love Flow"?
This instrument looks like a small guitar, with only four strings instead of six.
What is a Ukulele
This type of note gets four beats
What is a whole note ?
In terms of audience behavior, what is meant by a "virtuous cycle" vs a "vicious cycle"
Performers and their audiences tend to feed on each other's energy, whether positive or negative, making more of it
Striking the Djembe drum with an open hand, then bouncing off, produces this sound
What is the Slap?
This series of three chords is widely used in virtually every genre of music, and we played it on the glockenspiel (Green Onions, 3 Little Birds, The Mayor's Players, Here Comes the Sun - Hint: Roman Numerals)
What is I - IV - V?
This instrumental song was played by the class recently to practice music with very strong rhythmic qualities.
What is a "Low Rider" by War?
Also acceptable "Green Onions" by Booker T and the MGs
This device is clamped on the neck of a guitar to raise the pitch.
What is a Capo?
This type of note gets 1/2 of a beat.
What is an eighth note ?
Good melodies tend to have big skips or leaps one after another, true or false?
False. Good melodies tend to favor stepwise moves from note to note
This method of holding a mallet and striking a glockenspiel produces a clear, bell-like tone
What is loosely and bouncing away?
If a sharp is added to a note, how does it affect the pitch?
It raises it by a 1/2 step.
This "sweet" pop song by the Archies was performed in class. It is a classic clap-along tune
What is "Sugar Sugar"?
Of the two types of acoustic guitar, steel-string and nylon-string, this type is associated with Classical and Folk music.
What is a nylon-string guitar?
This type of note gets three beats
What is a dotted half note?
What does it mean to "play by ear"?
To learn and to perform music by first listening carefully to memorize it, instead of reading the music from a printed score, or being shown by another player how to play it
This is the name of the breathing technique used by US Marines to calm and center themselves
What is "Circular Breathing"?
If a flat is added to a note, how does it affect the pitch?
It lowers it by 1/2 step
This song was played in one of our early classes to demonstrate contrasting sections.
What is "Band on the Run" by Paul McCartney?
This Classical composer wrote his final symphony after having gone completely deaf
Who is Ludvig von Beethoven?
This type of note gets two beats
What is a half note?