Elements of Music

The instrument that is NOT in a traditional orchestra is

• Clarinet

• Spoons

• Viola

How do we name similar instruments in different sizes?

• Soprano/Alto/Tenor/Bass Voicing

• High/Medium/Low Instruments

• Large/Moderate/Small Sizes

A Traditional Orchestra does not include which instrument family?

• Strings

• Brass

• Woodwinds

• Percussion

• Clarinets

Timbre is

• the qualities of a sound based on it's material and player's experience.

• the kind of room an instrument is played in.

• the instruments going along with the tune.

The string family of instruments does NOT include

• Violins

• Piano

• French Horn

Instruments like Flutes and Violins and Soprano Saxophones create

• Long & Slow Sound Waves

• Short & Fast Sound Waves

• Long and Short Loud Sounds

The size and speed of sound waves determines

• how high or low a note or tone is, pitch.

• the duration of a note, rhythm.

• unified notation, written music.

These three concepts determine Rhythm:

• Tempo, Pitch, Beat

• Duration, Patterns, Tempo

• Waves, Notation, Ledger Lines

Tempo is

• how loud or quiet a composer wants their music to be.

• the shape of a song.

• how fast the beat of a song moves.

The following are terms in order from quietest to loudest.

• forte, piano, pianissimo, moderato

• pianissimo, mezzo piano, forte, fortissimo

• fortissimo, mezzo forte, pianissimo