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This gentle song from the musical The Sound of Music compares a white flower to the beauty of one’s homeland.
What is “Edelweiss”?
This Italian term in music means to play softly, and also refers to an instrument.
What is piano?
What note is on the second line of the treble clef staff?
What is G?
This ancient woodwind instrument dates back to medieval times and is often used in elementary music education today.
What is the recorder?
This musical genre combines singing, acting, and orchestral music to tell a dramatic story on stage.
What is an opera?
Where can you find “parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme”
What is “Scarborough Fair”?
This scale, chord, or key type often sounds happy or bright.
What is major?
What is the interval between Mi and Fa, and Ti and Do'?
What is a half step?
This instrument is like a violin, but played in American folk music.
What is a fiddle?
This musical form, often in three movements, features a solo instrument contrasted with an orchestra.
What is a concerto?
We sing this Latin Gregorian Marian hymn at the end of the school Masses during Ordinary Time.
What is “Salve Regina”?
This accidental symbol raises a note by a half step.
What is a sharp?
What is the first note (solfege syllable) of the minor scale?
What is La?
Johann Sebastian Bach was famous for composing and performing on this large keyboard instrument, which is often found in churches.
What is the pipe organ?
Haydn’s “Surprise” and Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” are part of this large orchestral genre, typically written in four movements.
What is a symphony?
This American folk song tells the humorous tale of a man who "washed his face in a frying pan" and was "too late to get his supper."
What is “Old Dan Tucker”?
This word describes the volume of music—how loud or soft it is.
What are dynamics?
In which musical does the main character teach solfège (Do-Re-Mi) to children using a song?
What is The Sound of Music?
This string instrument is larger than a violin and is played sitting down between the knees.
What is the cello?
This genre of 20th-century music features repetition and steady rhythms.
What is minimalist music?
This was the very first song you learned in 6th grade—it talks about different instruments praising God.
What is “Fli-Fla-Giu-La-La”?
A musical form where one part starts and others enter with the same melody at different times.
What is a round or canon?
Spell out the notes in the spaces of the treble clef staff from bottom to top.
What are F–A–C–E?
This string instrument used in bluegrass music has African roots and features a drum-like body.
What is the banjo?
This genre began in New Orleans and features swing rhythms, improvisation, and vocal techniques like scat singing.
What is jazz?