Families
Note Values
Dynamics
Articulations
Musicians
100
The drums are in this family
What is the percussion family?
100
A quarter note gets this many beats
What is 1 beat?
100
F means this
What is forte, loud?
100
This is how you are supposed to stop and start notes.
What is tonguing?
100
This man wrote the Ode to Joy symphony.
Who is Ludwig Van Beethoven?
200
The clarinet, saxophone, and flute are in this family
What is the woodwind family?
200
A half note gets this many beats
What is 2 beats?
200
p means this
What is piano, soft
200
This is smooth articulation with as little space as possible between the notes.
What is legato?
200
This man wrote Surprise Symphony
Who is Franz Joseph Haydn?
300
The trumpet and trombone are in this family
What is the brass family?
300
An 8th note gets this many beats
What is half a beat?
300
ff means this
What is fortissimo, very loud?
300
This articulation causes a consistent noise coming from a percussion instrument.
What is a drum roll?
300
This man wrote 1812 Overture and Marche Slave
Who is Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky?
400
The violin is in this family
What is the string family?
400
A dotted half note gets this many beats
What is 3 beats?
400
This means get louder
What is crescendo?
400
Notes of different pitch are played with no break between them using this articulation.
What is a slur?
400
This man wrote Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
500
The piano is in this family
What are the string and percussion families?
500
An upside down hat gets this many beats
What is 4 beats?
500
This means get softer
What is decrescendo or diminuendo?
500
This articulation creates a connection between 2 notes that are the same pitch. It makes the value longer.
What is a tie?
500
This man wrote Carnival of the Animals, Danse Macabre, and Egyptian Dance.
Who is Camille Saint-Saëns?
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