Rhythm
Note equal to 1 beat
Quarter note
Dynamic represented by FF
Fortissimo
Music with a twang sung by singers like Jason Aldean and Dolly Parton.
Country
Instrument family that uses reeds
Woodwind
A string instrument used in rock bands
guitar or electric guitar
Note equal to 4 beats
Whole note
The abbreviation for Mezzo Piano
MP
Popular genre of music sung by singers like Adele and Taylor Swift.
Pop
Instrument family that requires lip buzzing
Brass
A woodwind instrument frequently used in jazz
Saxophone
Note equal to half a beat
Eighth note
The softest dynamic
Pianissimo
Genre of music typically has no singing, just words in rhythm
Rap
Instrument family that uses a bow
Strings
The lowest Brass instrument
Tuba
Note equal to 2 beats
Half note
Dynamic that means medium loud
Mezzo forte or MF
Genre of music played by an orchestra
Classical
Instrument family that uses mallets or sticks
Percussion
A string instrument where the strings are plucked instead of being played with a bow
Harp
Note equal to a quarter of 1 beat
Sixteenth note
Dynamic marking that means to gradually get softer
Decrescendo or diminuendo
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts sang a song about how they love this genre of music.
Rock & Roll
instrument family that the piano belongs to
Percussion and strings
A percussion instrument that comes from China and makes a really big sound
Gong or tam-tam