Melody
What is the name for the main idea of a piece of music?
Melody
The distance from the highest note to the lowest note of a piece of music
range
One of the most well-known string instruments, used often in rock n' roll and country music, this instrument has 6 strings and is strummed to play
guitar
The lowest brass instrument is a _______
Tuba
Name a keyboard instrument
piano, organ, harpsichord, celesta, accordion etc...
When a melody is played exactly the same way more than once it is called_________
repetition
The volume of music
dynamics
The smallest string instrument in an orchestra-played with a bow and tucked under the chin
violin
What instrument family includes the Saxophone?
woodwind
What instrument family includes the triangle?
percussion
If a melody is repeated higher or lower it is called________
sequence
tempo
This string instrument is small, and often associated with Hawaii.
ukulele
Which woodwind instrument does not make sound using a wooden reed?
flute
What is the name of the percussion instrument that is two circles of metal that are hit together?
cymbals
When a melody is repeated with a few changes it is called _______
imitation
How music is described besides dynamics, tempo, etc...-usually with describing words
characteristics
This string instrument is very large, the player is seated on a chair behind it and uses his or her hands to pluck 47 strings!
harp
How do brass instruments make sound?
the player buzzes their lips into a mouthpiece
How do keyboard instruments make sound?
the player presses a key or button, which causes the instrument to create vibration/sound
If extra notes are added to a melody to make it sound more complicated or 'fancy' it is called_____________
ornamentation
How complicated or busy music is-usually described as 'thin' or 'thick'
texture
What are 2 ways string instruments can be played
Bowed, strummed, plucked (any 2)
Except the flute, all woodwinds make sound by________
using air to vibrate a thin piece of wood called a reed
How do percussion instruments make sound?
by hitting, striking, or scraping