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Also called "_____", bluegrass is typically played on acoustic stringed instruments including the fiddle, the banjo, the guitar, the mandolin, and the string bass.

"mountain music"

How many numbers are in a time signature and what each represents:

2 The top number tells you how many beats occur in each measure. & The bottom number tells you which note value is equivalent to one beat.

How many quarter notes can fit inside one measure of 4/8 time?

2 [Top #: # of beats/measure Bottom #: note value of one beat]

How many lines on a staff? How many spaces on a staff?

5 lines 4 spaces

How many quarter notes can fit inside one measure of 3/2 time?

6 [Top #: # of beats/measure Bottom #: note value of one beat]

How does the appearance of a single eighth note differ from that of a single sixteenth note?

An eighth note has 1 [note] flag and a sixteenth note has 2 [note flags]

How does the appearance of a single eighth note differ from that of a single quarter note?

An eighth note has one flag the quarter note does not.

How does the appearance of an eighth rest differ from the appearance of a sixteenth rest?

An eighth rest has one [note] flag and the sixteenth rest has 2 [note] flags.

What represents one beat in 6/8 time?

An eigth note

_____ is music's pattern in time; it consists of 3 parts.

Rhythm

The type of music known as _____ was developed by enslaved people of African descent who were brought to America. It combines Christian hymns with the patterns of traditional African folk songs

Spirituals

Key Signatures

Set of flats and sharps placed on the staff to indicate which notes should be performed at higher or lower pitches than their natural pitches on the staff.

What type of orchestra consists of at least 90 musicians, play symphonies and other classical works, and usually performs in grand concert halls?

Symphony Orchestras

_____ is the speed at which a piece of music is played or sung.

Tempo

T/F: The music teacher must always remember to share a variety of music with their students.

True Not only is this a great way to connect with young people, but it also will allow them to experience artists and genres they might not otherwise know about.

T/F: A simple way to promote music literacy is to inform students about local live musical performances and encourage them to attend.

True [Many larger cities have community performance groups that hold free or low cost performances or local symphonies that have regular outdoor performances. If those kinds of resources are not available, take your students to visit the high school or middle school band or orchestra classes.]

T/F: It is possible to use music as a vehicle for assessment in any content area.

True [Students love to create their own songs and jingles that clearly show their learning. Creating songs is also a terrific method for memorizing facts that might seem daunting. These learning opportunities double as mini-performances for the students.]

T/F: Most world cultures feature lullabies.

True: Most world cultures feature lullabies, they offer excellent opportunities for students to compare and contrast works from different cultural contexts.

T/F: There are many forms of music; one example is theme and variation.

True; binary, ternary, theme and variation, etc.

True/False: Adding a dot to a rest increases it's duration by half.

True; just like dots do for notes

Most jazz combos will feature at a minimum a _____, a _____, and a _____. Brass instruments and woodwind instruments are also featured prominently in jazz.

a keyboard, a drummer, and a bassist.

Regarding teaching diverse styles of dance, effective dance instructors identify and showcase _____ and _____ dances. When possible, explain who took part in these particular styles of dance and if and when they had a certain social or cultural purpose. Bring in other aspects of fine arts by exploring historical music and theatrical movement and dance. For example, the impacts of history should be explained to students when possible.

folk and traditional

Where do time signatures appear?

after the clef and key signature

Work songs and spirituals both utilize _____ format.

call-and-response

Format of music wherein a leader sings a line and a group sing backs to them.

call-and-response format

The _____ [the french word for key] indicates the pitch of the notes written on the staff.

Clef The French word for "key," indicates the pitch of the notes written on the staff.

Alto, Tenor, Bass, & Treble are all examples of:

Clefs

_____ lead orchestras. They not only keep the orchestra in sync, using a baton to set the tempo and provide entry cues for musicians, but they also help interpret a musical work, providing a unifying vision that helps large groups of musicians stay on the same page in terms of tone, dynamics, and mood.

Conductors

T/F: Partner songs have varying harmonic structures and lengths.

False, partner songs have similar harmonic structures and lengths.

T/F: Quarter, eighth, sixteenth notes can all be beamed to improve the ease of reading.

False, quarter notes cannot be beamed but 8th and 16th notes can

_____ music is traditionally associated with the laboring or agricultural classes. They offered a way for cultures, especially those without written records, to transmit key values, stories, and customs from one generation to the next.

Folk music aka as the music "of the people"

_____ music grew out of the African American communities in New Orleans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Jazz

_____ music is highly improvisational genre that blends the features of several other genres, including the blues and folk, to create an all new and distinctly American form of art.

Jazz

Instruments used in _____ songs vary depending on culture, but they typically feature stringed instruments, wind instruments, and percussion.

folk

What tells you the meter that piece of music uses?

the Time Signature

_____ songs are connected with manual labor, such as agricultural work or railroad work, and were used to help workers stay in unison as they completed their tasks.

work

Value of a dotted half note in: a). 4/4 time b). 6/8 time

a). 3 beats b). 6 beats

3 parts of rhythm:

1. Beat 2. Tempo 3. Meter

List the name of all [traditional] families of musical instruments:

1. Brass 2. Woodwind 3. Percussion 4. Strings

2 keyboard instruments used in Gospel music:

1. Piano 2. Organ

Call-and-response format is mostly associated with what 2 types of music?

1. Spirituals 2. Work songs

Clef is the french word for:

key

What represents one beat in 3/2 time?

A half note

Round song VS Partner song:

A round is when two or more people sing the same song at different times, &, A partner song is when two or more people sing two different songs at the same time.

For ease of reading, _____ can join eighth and sixteenth notes together.

Beams

The pulse of music is called _____. It is a rhythmic unit of time.

Beat

When two staves are joined together, what is the name for the mark that joins them together?

Brace

_____ music developed in Appalachia when settlers from the United Kingdom and Ireland began writing songs about their day-to-day life in their new home.

Bluegrass

The genre of known as _____ combines elements of traditional African forms with folk music and Christian hymns.

Blues

Full orchestras include what families of musical instruments:

Brass, Woodwind, Percussion, and strings

Type of orchestra that are usually composed of 15 to 45 musicians.

Chamber orchestra

Orchestras typically perform _____ music, but they also are used to record film scores.

Classical

What indicates a change in the music, like the beginning of a new section or a new key signature.

Double bar lines

Binary, ternary, theme and variation, etc. are examples of _____.

Form

_____ is the structure of music. Example, binary, ternary, etc.

Form

_____ is two staffs joined by a brace. Generally,it joins the bass and treble clefs; middle C is located on a ledger line between the two.

Grand Staff

Clapping songs, such as "Patty Cake," help emphasize rhythm and motor skills. Various "naming" songs such as "Who Took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar?" work well for class introductions, and songs like "Let Us Chase the Squirrel" are easily paired with choreographed/coordinated movements. These are all examples of what type of song?

Game songs

_____ songs are specifically made to be fun for students.

Game songs

A category of musical styles that share similar attributes and traditions.

Genre

_____ music expresses Christian themes and varies widely across different denominations and cultures. Typically consist of hymns and spirituals that feature keyboard instruments and harmonized vocals.

Gospel Music

Blues music features simple rhythmic and harmonic structures, and the lyrics often express feelings of dissatisfaction or sadness. Which instrument is almost always used in blues music?

Guitar

The top number of the time signature tells you:

How many beats make up one measure [in that piece of music]

_____ is the accuracy in pitch when singing or playing an instrument. Described as sharp or flat.

Intonation

Operas are typically associated with the _____ Renaissance, but their roots are in _____ drama, which combined acting with song and dance.

Italian Renaissance Greek drama

______ is a type of song ubiquitous in advertising that students will likely be able to bring in examples to share with the class. They are incredibly catchy, so students enjoy singing and creating them.

Jingles Consider having students adapt popular jingles by changing the lyrics or asking them to create a jingle for a particular product or content area.

_____ are soft, gentle songs [often sung for children] that help establish emotional bonds and sometimes convey important information about human relationships and cultural trditions.

Lullaby Lullabies are soft, gentle songs, often sung by parents to their children. Lullabies not only help establish emotional bonds between adults and children, but they also convey important information about human relationships and cultural traditions.

In music, notes are grouped together in _____.

Measures [aka Bars]

Musical time features patterns of strong beats and weak beats; some syllables receive stronger emphasis than others. _____ is the pattern of emphasis some beats receive.

Meter

_____ is a recurring pattern of stresses or accents that provide the pulse or beat of music.

Meter

Ledger Lines

Notate the pitches that occur above or below the staff

Carmen, Don Giovanni, The Barber of Seville, The Magic Flute, and Tosca are all popular examples of:

Opera

_____ is a dramatic musical form that includes singing to orchestral accompaniment.

Opera

A _____ song features two or more people singing two different songs at the same time to create harmony and counterpoint (in which two or more melodies are played in conjunction with one another).

Partner song

A _____ song is a song in which two or more people sing exactly the same melody, but they begin at different times.

Round song Popular examples include: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," "Three Blind Mice," "Frère Jacques," and "The Farmer in the Dell."

What indicates where measures begin and end?

Single Bar Lines

The bottom number of the time signature tells you:

The note value of one beat [in that piece of music]

What determines the duration of each note [in a given musical piece]?

The time signature

_____ is the quality of a tone, generally used to describe differences in sounds played or sung at the same pitch and loudness, but by different instruments and/or voices. Depending on the instrument, terms like bright, dark, warm, and harsh might be used to describe tone quality.

Timbre

The _____ consists of two numbers; helping determine the meter of a piece of music.

Time Signature

Full orchestras include all families of musical instruments; T/F?

True

T/F: A change in key signature may be marked by a double bar line.

True

T/F: Almost all instruments can be used to perform jazz music.

True

T/F: Folk songs are generally associated with national or regional cultures, so they offer an excellent opportunity to study cultures from around the world.

True

T/F: In addition to encouraging students to attend musical performances in their community, it is also important that students experience the opportunity to perform their own music in a variety of ways, even outside the music classroom.

True

T/F: In all areas of learning, it is important that students be exposed to a wide range of cultural variation and diversity. Not only does diversity allow for a more complete understanding of art, such as dance, but it will also increase the likelihood of finding a particular area of interest for the most students.

True

T/F: Partner and round songs should be taught to students in unison first before joining both or all groups

True

T/F: Partner songs can encourage memorization skills by challenging a student's capacity to manage several tasks at once. They can also provide a mnemonic device for memorizing content unrelated to music.

True

T/F: Work songs were particularly popular among slave workers of African descent, often used as a means of creatively venting frustration with their situation.

True

In music, a measure is aka

a Bar

Value of a sixteenth note in: a). 4/4 time b). 6/8 time

a). 0.25 beats b). 0.5

Value of a dotted eighth note in: a). 4/4 time b). 6/8 time

a). 0.75 beats b). 1.5 beats

Value of a dotted quarter note in: a). 4/4 time b). 6/8 time

a). 1.5 beats b). 3 beats

African Americans from the rural south developed _____ music in the late nineteenth century, combining elements of traditional African forms with folk music and Christian hymns.

blues music

Typically grand in scale, _____ incorporate vocal soloists, choruses, orchestras, elaborate costumes, and scenery to tell a story for audiences.

operas

An _____ is an instrumental ensemble that combines multiple families of instruments. They sometimes, but not always, accompany choruses or vocalists.

orchestra

Spirituals, work songs, and opera each have their own _____.

purpose