Week 8

Beat is the __________________ of Music.

• Love

• Notes

• Heart

• Rests

True or False: You can find STEADY BEATS everywhere in life.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

STEADY BEATS never stop or change! You can hear examples of STEADY BEATS everywhere in life, such as when you are in the car and hear the windshield wipers are 'SWISHING'!

What note is this?

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What note is this?

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What is the difference between STRONG and WEAK Beats?

• STRONG BEATS have muscles and WEAK BEATS don't

• STRONG BEATS are louder than WEAK BEATS

• STRONG BEATS are taller than WEAK BEATS

• STRONG BEATS sound better than WEAK BEATS

PITCH IS...

• HOW HIGH OR LOW A NOTE CAN GO

• HOW LOUD OR SOFT A NOTE CAN BE

• HOW FAST OR SLOW A NOTE CAN GO

• HOW SHORT OR LONG A NOTE CAN GO

SOLFEGE IS...

• The way we express pitch using syllables and our hands

• How you throw a ball

• The sound a note makes when it is coming from a chicken

• The way we express tempo of music

RHYTHMS are...

• PATTERNS of big and small SHAPES and COLORS

• PATTERNS of high and low NOTES and RESTS

• PATTERNS of long and short SOUNDS and SILENCES

• PATTERNS of fast and slow WEAK and STRONG beats

Answer explanation

RHYTHMS are PATTERNS of long and short SOUNDS and SILENCES in time! Remember that RHYTHMS are the patterns of sounds that go on top of the STEADY BEAT!

What is the difference between STRONG and WEAK Beats?

• STRONG BEATS have muscles and WEAK BEATS don't

• STRONG BEATS are louder than WEAK BEATS

• STRONG BEATS are taller than WEAK BEATS

• STRONG BEATS sound better than WEAK BEATS

There are measures of....

• 2, 3, and 4

• 5, 6, and 7

• 8, 9, and 10

• 1, 2, and 3

Answer explanation

BEATS live in groups called MEASURES, which are the way BEATS are organized. They can be organized in MEASURES of 2, 3, and 4, and they each sound and feel different!