Note Names
In music with a treble clef, this note can be found right on the middle line, accompanied by a lowercase b.
What is Bb?
The speed at which beats are counted.
What is tempo?
When a measure is filled with only this kind of note, it ends up being counted like so: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
What is an eighth note?
The number of keys on a standard piano.
What is 88?
What two instruments did I play while growing up? (one mostly, one rarely)
Trumpet
Baritone/Euphonium
In music with a treble clef, this note can be found either on the top line or in the bottom space, with a hashtag symbol next to it.
What is F#?
At the left side of music, these two numbers, stacked one on top of the other, will indicate how many beats each measure gets, and what kind of note will get 1 beat.
What is the time signature?
This figure can make counting much more challenging, especially since it means you need to not play, but only for 1/2 a beat.
What is an eighth rest?
This genre of music is often considered the birthplace of a ton of music genres including jazz, rock, and even many forms of pop.
What is the blues?
Which college did I get my degree from?
In music with a treble clef, this note is found below the staff, with one ledger line passing straight through it.
What is C?
What are dynamics?
This tricky figure, which combines a familiar note with a small dot, is 1 and 1/2 beats long.
What is a dotted quarter note?
Both of these instrument families contain the piano which, despite its popularity, has been a difficult instrument to categorize.
What are the percussion and strings family?
What is my favorite color?
Green
In music with a treble clef, this note is found above the staff, with one ledger line passing straight through it.
What is A?
A strange bracket with two tiny dots on the inside that surround a set of measures. It usually indicates there is a section of music will be played again.
What is a repeat sign?
Demonstrate the following rhythm by writing it out on the board:
1 &, (2) &, 3, 4 &
Numerous answers
A version of this instrument happens to be the oldest surviving instrument ever discovered.
What is a flute?
What NJ county or town do I live in? (double points for guessing town correctly).
Morris County
Florham Park
What are E and F?
At the very left side of a piece of music, sometimes there will be little flats or sharps written to let the musician know that certain notes will always be played as flat or sharp unless told otherwise.
What is a key signature?
What we say when representing a measure of 16th notes.
What is 1-e-&-a, 2-e-&-a, 3-e-&-a, 4-e-&-a?
What is Australia?
How old am I? (closest guess gets the points)
25