Instrument Families
Dynamics
Notes on the Staff
Music Vocabulary
Note Values
Famous Musicians
Music Genres
100
This instrument has strings and is played with a bow. What family does it belong to?
The String Family
100
What does F mean in music?
Loud
100
Middle C
100
What is beat?
The heart/ pulse of the music
100
This lasts for one beat?
Quarter note/ Ta
100
Who is this famous pop singer?
Taylor Swift
100
This genre uses guitars, banjos, and drums and might talks about trucks or love. Famous artists are Luke Bryan and Johnny Cash.
Country
200
This family has the trumpet, trombone, french horns, and tuba
The Brass Family
200
What symbol means soft or quiet?
P
200
E
200
What is used at the beginning of a song to show that the music is going to be on the high part of the piano?
Treble clef
200
How many beats is a whole note?
4
200
Who is this composer? He coul
d not hear.
Beethoven
200
This genre uses instruments like an electric guitar, bass, and drums. Famous bands are Queen, the Beatles, and ACDC
Rock and Roll
300
Name the four instrument families.
Strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion)
300
What doe mp mean?
medium soft/ medium quiet
300
F
300
What does tempo mean?
How fast or slow the music is
300
This lasts for two beats?
Half note
300
Who is this pop legend?
Michael Jackson
300
This genre comes from jazz but introduced the elctric guitar. The songs usually sound sad and are about more sad things.
Blues
400
Name 2 woodwind instruments
Basoon, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe
400
What symbol means really loud?
FF
400
B
400
What is rhythm?
The pattern of long and short sounds in music
400
A ti-ti is one beat, how many beats is just one ti?
1/2 beat
400
Who is this jazz musician?
Louis Armstrong
400
This genre is a type of Jazz that made people get up and dance. Famous artists are Duke Ellington and Count Basie.
Swing Jazz
500
Name two instruments in the percussion family that don't have the word "drum" in their name.
Cymbals, tambourine, maracas, triangle, xylophone
500
What does crecendo mean?
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start quiet and getting louder
500
C
500
What is the style of a song called? Examples: Country, Rock and Roll, Pop
Genre
500
How many beats is a dotted half note?
3
500
Who is this famous composer? He started making music when he was 5.
Mozart
500
This genre is one of the oldest. It only uses instruments like the violin, cello, and oboe
Classical