Unit 1 Percussion Review

What is rhythm?

• How we place our notes in time

• how fast or slow the music is

What is melody?

• A sequence of notes that are perceived as a single entity

• The speed at which a piece of music is played

What is tempo?

• The speed or pace of a given piece of music

• The highness or lowness of a sound

The steady pulse of Music

• Beat

• Rhythm

• Pitch

• Alto

Pitch is how ____ or ___ a note is to the human ear.

What are the letter names of the musical pitches?

• ABCDEF

• GHIJKLMN

• OPQRSTUV

What device helps us keep the tempo?

• Metronome

• Guitar

• Heart Monitor

Match the tempos to the correct name.

• Fast

• Andante

• Walking

• Adagio

• Slow

• Allegro

• Very Slow

• Largo

• Moderate

• Moderato

What is the name of the program we are using in Percussion Class?

• Make Music Cloud

• Smart Muisc

What are dynamics in music?

• Differences in volume of sound

• Differences in speed of sound