Writing a Song!!

What did Surfer Dude want when he visited Quaver's Shop?

• A new surf board
• A hair cut
• A melody writing kit
• A sandwich

True or False?
Only famous composers can write songs.

• True
• False

A melody has ___ .

• all the same pitches and notes

• all the same pitches and tune

• only rhythm and no pitch

• both rhythm and different pitches

Name the four musical elements on the screen before Bertha composed her song.

• Duration, pitch, measures, staff

• Pitch, staff, workers, slaves

• Staff, treble clef, meter sign, measures

• Sausage, waffles, candy, cheese

How many measures were in Bertha's song about her pet goat?

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7

What did Mark and Laura have to change with their lasers to make a great melody?

• The notes' colors
• The notes' pitches
• The notes' shapes
• The notes sizes

What did the music checker's commercial say to do?

• Make sure the notes are written correctly.
• Buy a computer.
• Never write music because it is too difficult.
• Spend lots of money.

What tempo did Mark choose for his drum beat?

• Largo
• Moderato
• Presto
• Molto Presto

A music arranger chooses the ___ for a song.

• tempo
• style
• instruments
• all of these

From the episode, reorder the steps for composing a song.

• Write the lyrics.

• Decide what style and instruments to use.

• Compose a rhythm.

• Choose pitches for each note.