This is the English translation of the Italian word "piano." (What is...?)
What is quiet (or soft)?
Imagine when everything goes in slow motion in a movie. You're punching the biggest, baddest villain in the story. This is the Italian word for that epic moment. (What is...?)
What is ritardando?
Rocky mountain, rocky mountain, rocky mountain high.
When you're on that rocky mountain, __________. (What is...?)
What is "hang your head and cry?"
This is the Poison Rhythm. (What is...?)
What is "ta, ta, titi, ta?"
The xylophone belongs to this instrument family. (What is...?)

What is the percussion family?
You can translate the Italian word "forte" to this word in English. (What is...?)
What is loud?
The music you're listening to is starting to get faster and faster by the minute. All of the sudden, you recall the Italian word for this musical change. (What is...?)
What is accelerando?
There, you'll find a little alligator who goes by the name of Alfred. _________, he's mine. (What is...?)
What is "if you do?"
This is the musical word for a beat of silence. (What is...?)
What is a rest?
This family has instruments like the ukulele, the violin, and the harp. (What is...?)
What is the string family?
When there is an "m" in front of "p" or "f," the "m" represents this Italian word. (What is...?)
What is mezzo?
When the tempo of the music returns back to normal, this is the Italian term you use. (What is...?)
What is "a tempo?"
We're fifth graders...
We're fourth graders...
We're third graders...
We're _______________, too! (What is...?)
What is "staff and families?"
This is a pretty long note, but you still want to give it the right number of beats - no more, no less. (answer with a number) (What is...?)
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What is 4 beats?
The trombone belongs to this instrument family. (What is...?)

What is the brass family?
This is the Italian word for "gradually getting louder." (What is...?)
What is crescendo?
This is the Italian word we use for "red light." (What is...?)
What is fermata?
Heel, toe on the line. Won't you be a friend of mine?
Heel, toe on the line. Maybe ______ or maybe _____. (What is...?)
What are "ja" and "nein?"
This hat-shaped rest gets a specific number of beats of silence. (answer with a number) (What is...?)

What is 2 beats?
This is how you make sound on a brass instrument. (What is...?)
What is buzzing your lips?
This symbol starts big and ends small - starts loud and get quiet - which might remind you of the Italian word for this dynamic change. (What is...?)![]()
What is decrescendo (or diminuendo)?
This symbol tells you to hold on to a note longer than usual.![]()
What is a fermata?
Pass one window, Tideo. Pass two windows, Tideo.
Pass three windows, Tideo. ___________, Tideo. (What is...?)
What is "jingle at the window?"
The way we say this rhythm almost sounds like a specific kind of cup. (What is...?)

What is "tikatika?"
The saxophone belongs to this instrument family. (What is...?)
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What is the woodwind family?