Music Math
This is the amount of time (beats) that a dotted half note receives.
What is 3 beats?
'F' stands for this dynamic marking.
What is forte (loud)?
This is the lowest pitched instrument of the brass family.
What is the tuba?
This style of music emerged in the early 1900's in New Orleans, Louisiana. Famous performers of this style include Louis Armstrong, Joe Oliver, and Jelly Roll Morton.
What is jazz?
This note is found on the 3rd line of the treble clef.
What is B?
'Bile Them Cabbage Down' is a fiddle tune from what North American country?
United States of America
This is the amount of time that a dotted quarter note receives.
What is 1 1/2 beats?
'mp' stands for this dynamic marking.
What is mezzo piano (medium loud)?
This is a member of the woodwind family despite the fact that it is mostly made out of brass.
What is the saxophone?
This style of music first surfaced on the Mississippi Delta. Early pioneers of this style included Charlie Patton, Robert Johnson, and later on BB King and Muddy Waters.
What are the Blues?
What is G?
'London Bridge is Falling Down' is a folk song from which country?
England or Great Britain
This is the amount of time that 2 whole notes, 4 half notes, and 7 quarter notes receives.
What is 23 beats?
This dynamic is louder than forte (f).
What is fortissimmo (ff)?
This instrument family contains instruments which are played by being struck, scraped, or shook.
What is the percussion family?
This style of music first became popular (in America) during the 1970's in New York City's Bronx burrough. Early pioneers included Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.
What is hip hop?
This note is found on the 4th space of the treble clef.
'Au Claire de la Lune' and 'Frere Jacques' are two examples of folk songs from what country?
France
This is the amount of time that 4 eighth notes and 1 dotted half note receives.
What is 5 beats?
This dynamic is softer than piano (p).
What is pianissimmo (pp)?
This is a woodwind instrument that is higher pitched that the flute.
What is the piccolo?
This musician is known as the king of rock and roll. He was born in Tupelo, Mississippi but moved to Memphis, Tennessee as a teenager.
Who is Elvis Presley?
This note is found on the second space of the bass clef.
What is C?
'Carnival of Venice' is a folk song from what country?
Italy
This is the amount of time that 4 whole notes, 1 half note, 3 quarter notes, 6 eighth notes, and 4 sixteenth notes receives.
What is 25 beats?
What is 'very'?
This member of the brass family is lower pitched than the trumpet but higher pitched than the tuba, baritone, and trombone.
What is the french horn?
R&B is short for this genre of music which originated in the 1940's. Early pioneers include Lonnie Johnson, Count Bassie, and T-Bone Walker.
What is rhythm and blues?
This note is found on the ledger line below the treble clef and the ledger line above the bass clef.
What is C?
of
What is middle C?
'Jolly Old St Nicholas' is an example of this type of folk song.
Hint: Think about terms associated with a particular holiday season.
Carol