Notation
The Conductor
Features of Musical Performance
African Music
Classroom Rules
100
Quarter Note
What note gets one beat in 4/4 time?
100
Baton
What is the name of the stick used by the Conductor?
100
Dynamics
How loudly or softly the volume of the music is played?
100
The Lion King
What movie featured the song "Circle of Life"?
100
Raise your hand
What should you do to ask or answer a question?
200
Quarter Rest
What symbol represents one beat of silence in 3/4 time?
200
Beat Patterns
What does the Conductor trace in the air with the Baton?
200
Balance
How loudly different sections of the orchestra play compared to each other?
200
Africa
What is the second largest, and the second most populated continent on our planet?
200
Hand it to them.
What should you do to give someone something like a pen or pencil?
300
Treble Clef
What has the same name as the G Clef?
300
Arms and hands
What parts of their body does the Conductor use to direct the orchestra?
300
Articulation
How sharply or gently the players begin their notes?
300
Drum Talk
What is a language involving the playing of drums made from hollow tree trunks?
300
Ask the Teacher for a copy of the assignment and finish it.
What must you do to make up a missing assignment?
400
F
What notation line in the Bass Clef is defined by two dots?
400
Ictus
What is the little bounce the baton makes to show the players exactly when to play their notes?
400
Cues
What the Conductor uses to show groups of players when to begin playing.
400
Mbira
What is the name of the African thumb piano?
400
Listening with respect.
What should you be doing when another student is performing?
500
Grand Staff
What do we call the Treble and Bass staves when they appear together?
500
Tempo
What is the speed of the music?
500
Expression
What is showing the emotion in music?
500
Kosika
What is the African percussion instrument that is similar to two small maracas?
500
In your assigned seat.
Where are you allowed to sit in class?