Rhythm
Composers
Dynamics
Tempo Markings
Instruments
100
This note is equal to a quarter note + a half note.
What is a dotted half note?
100
This English composer's "Messiah" includes the famous "Hallelujah Chorus".
Who is George Fredrick Handel.
100
This term instructs the performer to play with strength, or "loud".
What is forte?
100
This term refers to a moderate, unrushed tempo.
What is moderato?
100
This brass instrument uses a long slide to change the length of the tube.
What is a trombone?
200
This note lasts for 4 quarter note beats.
What is a whole note?
200
"Maple Leaf Rag" and "The Entertainer" are but two of this American composer's works for jazz piano.
Who is Scott Joplin?
200
Dynamics describe this characteristic of music.
What is how loud or soft is the music?
200
This is a walking tempo; slow, but not too slow.
What is andante?
200
This wind instrument has a keyboard and is held in the player's arms and squeezed to make its sound.
What is an accordian?
300
This note is equal to a quarter note + an eighth note.
What is a dotted quarter note?
300
This poet is credited with writing the words to our National Anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner" during a battle for Baltimore in the War of 1812.
Who is Francis Scott Key?
300
This term modifies the loud or soft dynamic and means "medium".
What is mezzo?
300
This is a fast and lively tempo, often used for marches.
What is allegro?
300
This is a large "kettle" type drum whose pitch can be changed by the use of a pedal.
What are tympani?
400
This note is equal to 6 eighth notes.
What is a dotted half note.
400
This Austrian composer wrote more than 100 symphonies, one of which was called the "Surprise" symphony.
Who is Franz Joseph Haydn?
400
This term tells the performer to play softly.
What is piano?
400
This is a very slow tempo.
What is largo?
400
This large percussion instrument provides the "heartbeat" of the band.
What is the bass drum?
500
This note is equal to a half note minus 3 eighth notes.
What is an eighth note?
500
This German composer of the Baroque period was the master of the fugue. His "Well Tempered Clavier" defined the period.
Who is J. S. Bach?
500
This term instructs the performer to play with great strength, louder than "loud".
What is fortissimo?
500
This tempo is very light and very fast.
What is presto?
500
This stringed instrument has 4, 5, or 6 strings and a drum-like resonating box.
What is a banjo?
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