Rockin' Rhythms
This is what we call the note that gets one beat
What is "ta"
This solfege syllable is almost always the home note of a song.
What is do?
Captain, go __________.
Sidetrack your train
This is the name for instruments from all four families playing together.
What is an orchestra?
This is what we call the note that gets half of a beat
What is "ti"
This is the distance between so and la
What is a step?
Come through, now hurry, ______________
Alabama Gal
This is the instrument family which is "plucked"
What are strings?
This is what we call the symbol which tells us to be quiet
What is a rest?
This is the distance between so and mi
What is a skip?
Joyful, Joyful, ___________
We adore thee
This is the family of instruments which make sound by hitting or shaking.
What is percussion?
These are the most common numbers of beats for each measure.
What are 2 beats and 4 beats?
This group of three solfege syllables is common at the end of a song. It sounds like this:
What is mi-re-do
I've been to Harlem, I've been to _________
Dover
This is the instrument family which is blown into, and typically made of metal.
What is brass?
This is the beat at the beginning of each measure, which is usually louder than the others.
What is the strong beat?
This group of four solfege syllables is one you may remember from first grade, and the song "Apple Tree." It sounds like this:
What is so-la-so-mi?
My life flows on in endless song, above Earth's _________
lamentation
This is the instrument family which is blown into, and is usually made of wood.
What is woodwind?