Music Terms GameMusic Terms Game

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Show what you know Show what you know about music!about music!

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Your objective?Your objective?To know another language, the To know another language, the

language of music!language of music!

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Which term means to play or sing Which term means to play or sing the notes smooth and connected?the notes smooth and connected?

(Click on the correct word.)(Click on the correct word.)

Staccato

Legato

Fermata

You are right! You are right! LegatoLegato means means smoothly connected!smoothly connected!

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Sorry Charlie! Sorry Charlie! StaccatoStaccato means means to play the notes short and to play the notes short and

separated.separated.

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Oops! Oops! FermataFermata means to hold the means to hold the note longer.note longer.

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Which music term refers to music Which music term refers to music used for church or in religious used for church or in religious

ceremonies?ceremonies?(Click on the correct word.)(Click on the correct word.)

secular

lullaby

sacred

Yippee!! Yippee!! SacredSacred music is religious music is religious music!music!

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Nope! Nope! SecularSecular means NON- means NON- religious music.religious music.

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Nope, a Nope, a lullabylullaby is a song meant for is a song meant for sleeping.sleeping.

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Which music term means to Which music term means to gradually get louder?gradually get louder?

(Click on the correct word.)(Click on the correct word.)

Decrescendo

Accelerando

Crescendo

Nope! Nope! DecrescendoDecrescendo means to means to gradually get softer!gradually get softer!

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Sorry! Sorry! Accelerando Accelerando means to means to gradually increase (or gradually increase (or accelerate) the tempo.accelerate) the tempo.

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Hooray!! Hooray!! Crescendo Crescendo means to means to gradually get louder.gradually get louder.

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What does tempo refer to?What does tempo refer to?

The highness or lowness of sound.

The speed of the beat.

The loudness or softness of sound.

Oops! Oops! PitchPitch means the means the highness or lowness of sound.highness or lowness of sound.

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Oh yeah!! Oh yeah!! Tempo Tempo is the speed is the speed of the beat.of the beat.

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Bummer! Bummer! Dynamics Dynamics refer to the refer to the loudness or softness of the loudness or softness of the

music.music.

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ffp

mf

ppp

ff

What is the name for a large What is the name for a large instrumental group consisting instrumental group consisting

primarily of woodwind, brass and primarily of woodwind, brass and percussion instruments?percussion instruments?

band

orchestra

choir

All right!! A All right!! A band band consists of consists of woodwinds, brass, and woodwinds, brass, and

percussion, but no strings.percussion, but no strings.

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Close, but no cookie! An Close, but no cookie! An orchestraorchestra consist of brass, woodwinds, consist of brass, woodwinds,

percussion AND strings!percussion AND strings!

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Sorry, Charlie! A Sorry, Charlie! A choir choir is a is a group of singers.group of singers.

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What is What is formform in music? in music?

A complete musical idea, comparable to a sentence.

The overall structure or organization of a musical composition.

The distinctive sound of an instrument or voice. 

   

Uh-uh! A musical thought or Uh-uh! A musical thought or idea is called a idea is called a phrase.phrase.

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You’re a Genius! The way a song is You’re a Genius! The way a song is put together is called its put together is called its formform..

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No way! The way an instrument or No way! The way an instrument or voice sounds is its voice sounds is its timbretimbre or or tone tone

color.color.

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Click on the saxophone to hear its timbre.

What is an accompaniment?What is an accompaniment?(Click on the correct word.)(Click on the correct word.)

A musical instrument

A person that plays the piano

Music that adds texture to a melody

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You are right! An You are right! An accompaniment is the music accompaniment is the music that goes with the melody.that goes with the melody.

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Oops! An Oops! An accompanist accompanist is someoneis someone whowho plays plays the accompanimentthe accompaniment..

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What do we call a person who What do we call a person who leads a musical group?leads a musical group?

composer

spiritual

conductor

No, a No, a composercomposer is a person who is a person who WRITES musical works.WRITES musical works.

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You got it! A You got it! A conductor conductor leads leads the band, orchestra, or choir. the band, orchestra, or choir.

(They’re the ones standing up there waving (They’re the ones standing up there waving their arms!)their arms!)

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Oh – oh! A Oh – oh! A spiritual spiritual is a sacred is a sacred song that evolved from the period song that evolved from the period of slavery in the United States. of slavery in the United States. 

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Congratulations! You have Congratulations! You have completed the review! Consider completed the review! Consider

yourself a maestro and take a bow!yourself a maestro and take a bow!

MaestroMaestro is a fancy word for a is a fancy word for a conductor who knows a lot about conductor who knows a lot about

music!music!(Like J.S. Bach)(Like J.S. Bach)