NO VOCABULARY TESTS WILL BE GIVEN DURING DISTANCE LEARNING ASSINGNMENTS
Mrs. Carballo's Period 5 Vocabulary and Test Dates
Mrs. Carballo's Middle School Period 5 Classes Second Semester Vocabulary Terms and Test Dates Each test is worth 3 grades. This schedule was updated to reflect the new semester beginning January 17, 2020. *Vocabulary Test dates might be rescheduled due to unforseen circumstances. Feb 7 1. music: sounds that are sung by voices or played on musical instruments 2. tempo: how fast or slow music is played 3. chorus: a group of singers, also called a choir 4. band: a group of instrumentalists that play woodwind, brass and percussion instruments 5. orchestra: a group of instrumentalists that play woodwind, brass, percussion and string instruments 6. conductor: the person who directs the band, orchestra or chorus Feb 20 1. soprano: the highest pitched female voice 2. alto: the lowest pitched female voice 3. tenor: the highest pitched male voice 4. bass: the lowest pitched male voice 5. vocal nodules: a callus on the vocal cords, caused by abuse 6. soft palate: soft tissue in the back of the roof of your mouth March 5 1. composer: the person who writes the music 2. lyricist: the person who writes the words to a piece of music 3. lyrics: the words to a piece of music 4. notation: the symbols that represent music 5. sight singing: singing a piece of music accurately without rehearsal 6. range: all the notes a singer is capable of singing VOCABULARY TESTS FROM THIS DATE FORWARD WILL BE RESCHEDULED DUE TO SCHOOL CLOSINGS March 19 1. solo: a performance by 1 person 2. duet: a performance by 2 people 3. trio: a performance by 3 people 4. balance: all voice or instrumental parts have equal emphasis 5. blend: merging the sounds of different instruments or voices 6. larynx: the voice box- part of the esophagus that produces sound April 16 1. melody: the tune of a piece of music 2. pitch: the highness or lowness of sound 3. interval: the distance from one note to the next note 4. diaphragm: the involuntary muscle below the lungs which controls breathing 5. tune: the melody of a piece of music 6. trachea- the windpipe which connects the larynx to the lungs April 30 1. downloads: copying data from one computer system to another 2. copyrights: the legal right to be the only one to reproduce, publish, and sell their intellectual property for a certain period of time 3. royalties: the percentage of money the owner of the copyright makes from the sale of their works 4. intellectual property: a work or invention that is the result of creativity, such as books, musical works, paintings, etc. 5. Library of Congress: the national library in Washington, DC. Also issues and maintains copyrights. May 14 1. dynamics: how loud or soft music is played 2. meter: a pattern of strong and weak beats throughout the music 3. harmony: when several notes or chords come together to create a certain sound 4. beat: the underlying pulse of music 5. intonation: playing or singing on the correct pitch 6. legato: playing the notes smoothly and connected
May 29
1. expression: reflecting the meaning of the music in the performance
2. crescendo: to get gradually louder
3: decrescendo: to get gradually softer
4: a cappella: unaccompanied singing or playing
5: opera: a play where no words are spoken, all dialogue is sung
6: aria: a major song in an opera sung by a main character