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Choir Assessment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Definition of music | sound for emotive communication |
| Definition of notes | the written language of notes |
| Two names for the clef that means low sound | bass clef, F clef |
| Two names for the clef that means high sound | treble clef, G clef |
| What is a grand staff | the treble and bass clef connected by a bar line |
| What are the 9 voice types | bass, baritone, tenor, counter tenor, contralto, alto, mezzo soprano, soprano, lyric soprano |
| What does the word "issimo" mean | very |
| what is SFZ and what does it mean | SUDDEN SOUND, then instantly gets soft. |
| What two Italian words men gradually get soft | decrescendo, diminuendo |
| What Italian word means gradually get louder | crescendo |
| What two things does time signature tell us? | how many beats in a measure. what note receives what beat |
| 4/4 time hand movements | down, in, out, up |
| 3/4 time hand movements | down, out, up |
| 2/4 time hand movements | down, up |
| 5 musical families | woodwinds, brass, strings, percussion, vocal |
| Name four woodwind instruments | flute, oboe, saxophone, clarinet |
| What are the four main dynamics | forte, mezzo forte, mezzo piano, piano |
| Name the four main string instruments | violin, viola, cello, double bass |
| Name the four main brass instruments | french horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba |
| what instrument is percussion and strings | piano |
| en harmonic | two different notes played the same way |
| staccato | play in a short, detached manor |
| marcatto | to stretch out/ flowing |
| Dc Al Fina | go back to the beginning and play to the end |
| Ds Al Coda | go back to the sign and play to the end |