Easy Musical Elements
Hard Musical Elements
Perf. Guidelines
Musical Time Periods
Finish the Line
100

The speed of a musical beat...

Tempo

100
Music that is played short and choppy is played...

Staccato

100

The basic skills used to perform music...

Technique

100

The first musical time period up until 1450 that includes composers like Guido Arezzo, Hildegard von Bingen, and Guillaume du Fay...

Medieval

100

Just a small town girl...

livin' in a lonely world

200

The loudness or softness of music...

Dynamics

200

Music that is played smooth and connected is played...

Legato

200

The character or quality of sound with words like light, forward, and speak-singing...

Tone quality

200

The second musical time period from 1450 to 1600 with composers like Palestrina, Byrd, and Tallis...

Renaissance

200

Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me...

I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed

300

The highness or lowness of a note that is sung or played...

Pitch

300

Music that is played very loud is...

Fortissimo

300

How you pronounce words with clarity and articulation...

Diction

300

The third musical time period from 1600 to 1750 with composers like Monteverdi, Bach, Vivaldi, and Handel...

Baroque

300

Cause baby in the dark, you can stay under my...

umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh under my umbrella

400

Sopranos, Altos, Tenors, Basses

Voices of a Choir

400

Music that is played very soft is played...

Pianissimo

400

All the voices in the choir maintaining their importance and blending with each other in sections...

Balance

400

The fourth musical time period from 1750-1825 with composers like Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven...

Classical

400

I'd like to make myself believe...

that planet earth turns slowly

500

The category or classification of different songs...

Genre

500

Music that is played at a walking pace is played...

Andante

500

Conveying the importance or musical message of a piece of music to the audience through musical elements, facial expressions, and other performance factors...

Interpretation

500

The fifth musical time period from 1825-1900 with composers like Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, and Puccini...

Romantic

500

I threw a wish in the well, don't ask me I'll never tell...

I looked to you as it fell, but now you're in my way.