Dynamics
Music Terms

Instruments
Music Around the World

Composers & Artists

100

What does “piano” mean in music?

What is Soft?

100

What does tempo mean?

What is the speed of the music?

100

What family does the clarinet belong to?

What is woodwind?

100

 What country is reggae music from?

What is Jamaica?

100

Who wrote “Fur Elise”?

Who is Beethoven?

200

What does “forte” mean?

What is loud?

200

What do you call a group of beats divided by bar lines?

What is a measure?

200

What string instrument is the largest in the orchestra?

What is the double bass?

200

What instrument from Scotland is often played at parades?

What are bagpipes?

200

Who is known as the “Queen of Soul”?

Who is Aretha Franklin?

300

What does “crescendo” mean?

What is gradually getting louder?

300

What is the term for the main tune of a song?

What is the melody?

300

What brass instrument uses a slide to change pitch?

What is the trombone?

300

The gamelan is a traditional music ensemble from which country?

What is Indonesia?

300

Who wrote “The Magic Flute”?

Who is Mozart?

400

What does “decrescendo” or “diminuendo” mean?

What is gradually getting softer?

400

What does a key signature tell you?

What notes are sharp or flat in the piece?

400

What percussion instrument is made of skin stretched over a hollow shell?

What is a djembe?

400

Soca music comes from which country?

What is Trinidad and Tobago?

400

Who is the famous film composer behind Star Wars and Harry Potter (first film)?

Who is John Williams?

500

What does “mezzo forte” mean, and how does it compare to “forte”?

What is moderately loud; it is quieter than forte?


500

What do you call singing with no accompaniment, just the voices

What is "a cappella"?

500

What old keyboard instrument plucks strings instead of hitting them like a piano?

What is a harpsichord?

500

The pan flute is a traditional instrument from which region?

What is South America (or Andes)?

500

Who composed the ballet The Nutcracker?

Who is Tchaikovsky?

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