Show:
Tempo
Rhythm & Meter
Pitch & Tonality
Timbre & Performance Medium
Dynamics & Articulation
100
Tempo describes the ________ of the steady beat
What is the speed
100
Rhythm is NOT the....
What is the beat
100
Pitch describes the
What is melody - the notes that make up the music
100
Timbre describes
What is the specific qualities of the sound. How different instruments sound different.
100
Dynamics describe the ____________ of the music.
What is volume
200
Allegro, Presto, and Allegretto are all forms of...
What is fast
200
Meter describes...
What is how the beats are grouped together.
200
Tonality is determined by
What is the group of notes used to play the music
200
List three different performance mediums
What is orchestra, band, marching band, jazz orchestra, jazz combo, choir, rock band, etc.
200
Articulation describes
How the notes are performed
300
Andante, Largo and Lento are all forms of....
What is slow
300
Straight or syncopated describe
What is rhythm
300
A melody that mostly goes up in pitch is called
What is ascending
300
String, Woodwind, Brass and ________ are all families of western musical instruments
What is Percussion
300
The dynamics that mean soft all have some version of this word...
What is piano
400
Accelerando means
What is to gradually get faster
400
Groupings of two beats are called
What is duple
400
Major and minor are the two most common....
What is tonalities
400
The acoustic guitar, electric guitar, violin and harp are all members of this family of instruments.
What is String
400
Staccato and legato are opposites. Staccato means________. Legato means________.
What is short and separated (staccato) What is smooth and connected (legato)
500
Rallentando means to
What is to gradually get slower
500
Groupings of three beats are called
What is triple
500
What changes to make a major song become minor
What is a lowered 3rd.
500
The trumpet, french horn and tuba are all members of this family of instruments.
What is Brass
500
Accent means______. Trill means_______.
What is to sound one note louder than the others (accent) What is to play two notes very quickly back and forth (trill)