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String family.
Which instrument family is the violincello a part of?
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Canon or Round.
A melody that is sung by two or more voices but at different starting points.
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Dynamics
This is the term to describe the changes in volume during a piece of music.
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E, G, B, D
Name the line notes for the treble clef.
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Through the vibration of reeds
How do clarinets and bassoons create sound?
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Drone.
When one or two pitches are sustained throughout a piece of music, or throughout a portion of a piece.
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Tempo
This is a term used to describe the speed of a piece of music.
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G, B, D, F, A
Name the lines for the bass clef.
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Hit, scrape, shake.
What are the different ways percussion instruments can be played? (Name all.)
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"Ground bass" or "basso ostinato".
An ostinato pattern that is used in the bass.
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Timbre
This is a term used to describe the differences in sound due to instrumentation.
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Mi and Sol.
What are the other two notes of a "do" chord?
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Brass family.
What instrument family does the euphonium belong to?
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Triad or chord.
The name of three notes that sound very good together - you play every other note.
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A melody is a series of single notes moving forward in time and up and down in pitch, whereas harmony involves 2 or more notes at a time.
What is the difference between melody and harmony?
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Sol, Ti, Re
What are the three solfege notes of a V chord?
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Percussion - strings are being struck by hammers.
String - it is made of strings and produces sound by the vibration of strings. Keyboard - it is part of its own family that uses the keyboard.
Plead a case for the piano - what family does it belong to and why?
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Scotland, Australia, India
Name 3 countries where drones are a popular part of their culture.
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Fa.
V has a super power, it can be V7, what solfege note is added to make V a V7?
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