Basics of Music
This shows how high or low a note is.
What is pitch?
All sound requires this.
What are vibrations?
This name refers to any instrument that is shaken, hit, or scraped.
Name this song
What is Bohemian Rhapsody?
This instrument has 88 keys and is often found in music classrooms.
What is a keyboard/piano?
The music alphabet runs between these letters
What is A-G?
The name for the way sound moves through the air or other mediums.
What are waves?
This material was what drum sticks were originally made out of.
What are bones?
Name this song.
What is Jolene?
This brass instrument has a slide instead of valves.
What is a trombone?
This Italian word means how fast or slow music is played.
What is tempo?
This 5 letter word means sound. It's name is also used in a piece of every day technology.
What are cowbells?
Name this genre.
What is blues?
This woodwind instrument uses a reed and is commonly used in jazz music.
What is a saxophone?
The top number of a time signature means this.
What is the number of beats in a measure?
In order to have a sound, it needs to come from a _____ and travel to a _____
What is source and receiver?
The Griots were a ____ of people in West African culture, meaning the belonged to a group with a specific level of societal status.
What is a caste?
Name this genre.
What is Gospel?
This instrument has strings, pedals, and is often shaped like a triangle.
What is a harp?
The name for the higher of the two clefs, also sometimes called the "G" clef.
What is Treble?
This word refers to the number of complete vibrations that happen in a second. It is measured in Hertz (Hz).
What is frequency?
This traditional drum is made out of goatskin. It also has a series of strings that change the pitch.
What is the Djembe?
Name this song.
What is Clair de Lune?
This gigantic instrument in Atlantic City is considered the largest musical instrument ever built.
What is an organ?