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Mr. Reed's Class
Melodies can move by________.
Strong beats fall on beat _______.
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Strong beats fall on beat _______.
2
3
1
2
Melodies can move by________.
step, skip, or repeat
skip only
step only
3
What is a muscle that extends across the bottom of your ribcage and helps you breathe?
diaphragm
vocal chords
spleen
4
What is a composer?
One who creates original music.
One who takes care of frogs.
One who builds an instrument.
One who plays an instrument.
5
A meter of 2 is a ________ meter.
Swimming
Skipping
Marching
6
Melodic direction is _____________.
An exotic singing bird from South America
the shape or outline of the melody notes
a melody where the notes only go up
7
What is embouchure?
The mouthpiece.
The shape of the mouth in or on the mouthpiece.
The way you sit on your instrument.
The way you hold a trumpet.
8
Which of the following would have been part of the Baroque Period?
Fancy DVD's
Pictures of Dogs and Cats
Fancy Video Games
Fancy Clothing and Wigs
9
What does decrescendo mean?
to gradually get louder
to gradually get softer
to stop
10
The words forte and piano are in what language?
italian
french
spanish
11
A phrase is a musical ____________.
opera
instrument
sentence
12
What makes Baroque music fancy?
Sharp, angry sounds.
Powdered wigs.
Powdered sugar donuts.
Ornaments like trills, turns, and appoggiaturas.
13
The _______ beat is usually the strong beat
last
first
fourth
14
An accents mark over a note tells you to play it ________________.
not at all, you stand up and sing it
softer than usual
smoother than usual
with more strength than usual
15
When -issimo is added to a dynamic word, what does it mean?
very
less
nothing
16
The pentatonic scale is useful for _________.
writing funny songs
weighing heavy sheet music.
improvising
17
A home tone is ____________.
the most important meter of a song
the most important pitch of a song - often "do"
the most important rhythm of a song
18
What do we call an original piece of music?
A Measure.
A Composition.
A Harmony.
An Original.
19
How many spaces are in a staff?
5
6
4
20
What does a conductor do?
Shows the beat with a baton and rehearses the musicians.
Plays all the instruments.
Cleans all of the instruments to perfection.
Composes the music.
21
What is beat?
a small purple vegetable
the heartbeat of music
the notes in the music
22
We feel rhythms BEST when we __________.
listen to classical music
only sing songs
sing, move, or play instruments with a steady beat
23
True or False - a clock keeps a steady beat.
true
false
24
An ostinato is___________.
a short repeated pattern in music
a bass guitar solo
an opera that ends with the sound of a gong
25
A steady beat ___________.
helps you play higher
is necessary to help you feel and count rhythm
helps you play louder
26
The pentatonic scale contains ________ notes.
5
9
7
27
Which form starts with a verse, goes to the chorus, and comes back to a verse?
ABB form.
ABCD form.
ABCDE form.
ABA form.
28
True or false - the weak beats come after the first beat.
false
true
29
Lyrics are ____________________.
pitches that follow one another in a song
words you scream during a piece of music
letters that tell you how loud or soft to sing/play music
the words of a musical composition
30
A meter of 4 helps us remember to count _____ beats in each measure.
3
1
4
31
Composers use dynamics to make music _______.
slower
faster
more interesting
32
Rondo form is also called ABA__A form.
Z
Q
C
B
33
A conductor of music ____________.
keeps the choo-choo train on the track
is a metal wire through which electricity flows
is the leader who directs a music group
34
What is the meaning of the word "improvisation?"
to follow a musical score
to improve yourself
to create music on the spot
35
A partner song is ______.
two different songs sung at the same time that fit together
a happy song
the same song sung at two different times
36
A meter of 3 is a _____________ meter.
waltzing
skipping
running
37
What is duration?
the length of a sound
the first beat of a song
the way to conduct
38
There are _______________ beats.
note and rest beats
purple and yellow
strong and weak beats
