Name that Composer
Who composed "Ode to Joy"?
Ludwig van Beethoven
What do band members mean when they say "cut off"
To stop playing at the conductor's signal
This woodwind uses a single reed and has a black body?
Clarinet
What are the five lines and four spaces in music called?
The staff
True or False: A flute is a brass instrument.
False
Who wrote "The Four Seasons"?
Antonio Vivaldi
What is a rest in music?
A period of silence in a piece of music
This brass instrument has a slide instead of valves
Trombone
What symbol raises a note by a half step?
Sharp
What do you call the person who leads the band?
A conductor
Who is known for composing marches like "Stars and Stripes Forever?
John Phillip Sousa
What does it mean to "tune" your instrument?
Adjusting pitch to match a correct note
This percussion instrument has metal bars and is played with mallets
Glockenspiel
What is the name of the note that gets one beat in 4/4 time?
Quarter Note
What do we call the volume of music?
Dynamics
Who composed "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What is a "downbeat"?
The first beat of a measure
This woodwind instrument is the smallest and plays the highest notes
Piccolo
What does a time signature tell us?
How many beats are in a measure and which note gets the beat.
What does the fermata symbol mean?
Hold the note or rest longer than its value
Who was the famous Russian composer of "The Nutcracker"?
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
What do we call the first chair player of a section?
Section Leader
This large brass instrument plays the lowest notes in the band
Tuba
What is a key signature?
A group of sharps or flats that tell you what key the music is in.
What’s the name for a piece of music written for a small group of solo instruments?
Chamber music