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| What does ASCAP stand for? |
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| The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. |
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| What are the copyright symbols and what do they do? |
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| ℗ or p in a circle. It protects performance. © or c in a circle. It protects printed material. |
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| What type of music in movies is the type that you see in the scenes and not just hear from an unknown source? For example: A piano player in a bar. |
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| What is music in a movie that comes from an unknown source? |
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| What songs were played to represent the 40's, 50's, and 60's in that respective order? |
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White Christmas by Bing Crosby
Hound Dog by Elvis
Hey Jude by The Beatles |
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| What songs were played to represent the 70's, 80's, and 90's in that respective order? |
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Hotel California by Eagles
Billie Jean by Michael Jackson
Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana |
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| What song was played in class to represent the 2000's? |
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| Are you supposed to applaud in between the movements of a work? |
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| What is the item called that most conductors hold in their hand? |
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Translate the symbols and explain what they mean.
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pp = Piano Piano = Play softer than Piano.
p = play Piano = play soft.
mp = play Mezzo Piano = Play a little louder than Piano.
mf = Play Mezzo Forte = Play a little quieter than forte.
f = play Forte = play loud
ff = play Forte Forte = a little louder than forte. |
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| In a choir of voices, what does SATB stand for? |
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| Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass. |
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| What is #? What does it do? |
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| Sharp. It raises the pitch one note. |
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| What is ♭? What does it do? |
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| Flat. Lower's the pitch one note. |
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| Which instrument is the smallest (and most numerous) string instrument in the orchestra? |
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| What metal instruments could be described as two metal plates struck together? |
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| Spell out the metal instrument that could be described as two metal plates struck together. |
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| What are the 4 types of instruments? |
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| Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion. |
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| What is the difference between a woodwind and a brass instrument? |
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Woodwinds are powered solely by air because there is a reed/double reed that vibrates.
Brass instruments do not contain a reed/double reed and therefore must be powered by either (or a combination of) air, buzzing lips, or voice |
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| How many Tubas are in a typical Orchestra? |
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| The characteristic manner of the presentation of the elements of music. |
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| What is Piracy in respect to music? |
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| Illegal distribution and duplication of protected music. |
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| A tune used in advertising. |
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| A catchy part of the song or jingle that is not obvious. |
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| A memorable or catchy part of the song. |
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| A song or tune you can't get out of your head. |
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| Crescendo, or Growing louder. |
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| Decrescendo/diminuendo, growing softer. |
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| What is a definition for music in contrast to just sound? |
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| Music is sound organized to produce an emotional reaction. |
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| What are the elements of music? |
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| Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, Texture, Form, Tempo, Dynamics, and Timbre. |
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| Controlled movement of music in time. |
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| A device used to indicate tempo. |
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| A succession of single tones perceived as a unity. |
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| The highness or lowness of a note. |
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| The simultaneous combination of notes. |
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| Structure and design in music. |
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| The rate of speed of the music. |
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| The loudness or softness of the music. |
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| The interweaving of the elements into the musical fabric. |
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| A regular pulse or a unit of musical time. |
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| A person who adopts the music to a certain situation. |
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| Part of a larger work in the symphony. |
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What is important about the first violinist?
What do you do when the first violinist appears? |
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The first violinist is the concert master and at his behest, the oboe plays a not to tune the orchestra.
Clap. |
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| What does the conductor stand on? |
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| French for "again". An encore is a piece of music that is not necessarily on the program. |
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| A short musical work with words. |
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| A remake of an earlier recording. |
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Name the three successful composers mentioned in class.
Which of these was the most successful? |
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Danny Elfman
Howard Shore
John Williams* <-- most famous. Jaws, star wars, and harry potter. |
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| The Recording Industry Association of America. |
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| What is the first beat of each measure called? |
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| A song like music. No lyrics. |
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| Fixed rhythmic patterns of long and short notes. |
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| Whereas pitch is subjective _____ is objective. |
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| The higher the pitch, the higher the ___. |
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| What does VPS and HZ stand for? Are they equivalent? |
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Vibrations per second and Hertz.
Yes. |
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| What are the basic note names? How many are there? |
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| To go up an octave, you double the ___. |
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| Musical unit of melody, like an English phrase in a paragraph. |
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| A series of ascending or descending notes. |
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| An ending or resting point in music. |
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| A short, melodic, and or Rhythmic idea. |
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| A single block of harmony. |
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| Harsh, unstable musical sound. |
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| Stable, harmonious sounds. |
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| Sustained vs. unsustained. |
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| A note that keeps going vs. a note that decays. For example: strumming a violin continuously vs. playing a note on the piano. |
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| What is a percussion instrument? |
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| Anything that you make noise with (basically), that isn't a stringed, woodwind, or brass instrument. |
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| What are the 4 basic stringed instruments? |
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| Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass. |
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| Are there frets in the violin family of instruments? |
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| What instruments are in a standard woodwind quintet? Which of these is a brass instrument? |
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| Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn*. |
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| What instruments are in a standard brass quintet? |
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| Two trumpets, horn, trombone, and a tuba. |
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| What instruments are in a standard piano trio? |
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| A violin, a cello, and a piano. |
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What is a standard string quartet?
What instrument is never in a string quartet? |
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2 violins, viola, and a cello.
A double bass. |
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| What is a chamber ensemble? |
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| A small ensemble of 9 or fewer musicians. Normally without a conductor. |
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| What is a string orchestra? |
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| A large or medium sized ensemble containing only stringed instruments. |
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| What is a chamber orchestra? |
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| Medium sized ensemble, mostly stringed instruments. |
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| A large ensemble containing few or no stringed instruments. Typically only has a double bass. |
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| A large ensemble including many stringed instruments. |
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| A grouping of musicians performing together. |
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| What is typical to the sound of a double reed? |
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| What instrument has a player's hand in the bell? |
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| Does the horn use vibrato? |
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| What is the solo instrument of choice for percussionists? |
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| A sound that's growing louder. |
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| What is the Euphonium common and not so common in? |
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| Common in band, not in symphony. |
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| What looks like a tuba but is half as big? |
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| Is the the trombone directional? |
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| What is the lowest woodwind instrument? |
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| What are the 4 double reed instruments? |
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| Oboe, English Horn, Bassoon, and Contra Bassoon. |
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| A slight wavering in tone. |
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| Is saxophone normally in the orchestra? |
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| Plucking a normally bowed instrument. |
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| A mouth piece is used for what instruments? |
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| What section is closest to the conductor? |
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| What is the most common orchestral percussion instrument? |
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| Is the harp a string instrument? How many pedals are there? What do they do? |
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Yes
7, each corresponding to a note.
Makes all of the notes either flat or sharp. |
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| JB: How fast does sound travel? |
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| JB: What are the woodwinds from highest pitched to lowest? |
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-piccolos, flutes
-oboe, English horn
-clarinet, bass clarinet
-bassoon, contra bassoon |
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| JB: What are the brasses from highest to lowest pitched? |
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-trumpets
-horns
-trombones
-tubas & euphoniums |
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| JB: Where does the snare drum get its name? |
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| The metal wires on the bottom head of the drum are called snares. |
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| JB: What is the one string player common in a concert band? |
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| JB: How can you tell a trumpet from a horn? |
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| A trumpet sounds bright and crisp; a horn sounds mellow. |
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| JB: Which brass instrument has no valves? |
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| A trombone; it uses a slide instead. |
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| JB: Which brass instrument has three buttons? |
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| JB: Which instruments have a double reed? |
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| Oboe, Bassoon, Contra Bassoon and English horn |
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