Musicals and Opera
Note Recognition
Guitar
Famous Musicians
Misc
100
Julie Andrews played "Maria von Trapp" in this famous 1959 musical.
What is the Sound of Music?
100
This note is found on the first space of the music staff in the treble clef.
What is an F?
100
The number of strings found on a standard guitar.
What is 6?
100
This extremely successful band from England started in 1960 and gained worldwide popularity. Rolling Stone magazine has ranked this band as the # 1 greatest artist of all time.
Who are the Beatles?
100

This instrument has 88 keys, which are a combination of black and white colors.

What is a piano?

200
The main character of this musical was played by actor Christian Bale, who later played the role of Batman in 2005.
What is the Newsies?
200
This note is found on the second line of the music staff in the treble clef.
What is a G?
200
This is a toughened area of skin which has become relatively thick and hard in response to repeated friction, pressure, or other irritation (Guitar players find this helpful).
What is a callus?
200
This group of five musicians sings a capella. They won the “Sing Off” show on NBC, and we have listened to them multiple times in class.
Who is Pentatonix?
200

This unit of measure in music remains STEADY and is what you tap your toe to during a song.

What is a beat?

300

This is the country in which opera is considered to have been originated (started).

What is Italy?

300
This note is found on the second space of the music staff in the bass clef.
What is a C?
300
This type of guitar does not need to be plugged in to an amplifier to be heard (although some have that capability).
What is an acoustic guitar?
300

This famous composer wrote music to movies such as Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones and Harry Potter.

Who is John Williams?

300

This is a combination of long and short sounds - we learned them as "tah" and "ti-ti".

What is rhythm?

400

A scientific term that is a unit of measure for how loud a sound is.

What is decibels?

400
This note is found on the fifth and highest line of the music staff in the bass clef.
What is an A?
400
These divide the neck into fixed segments at intervals related to a musical framework.
What are frets?
400

Some of this musician's major hits included "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" and "Isn't She Lovely".

Who is Stevie Wonder?

400

The five lines and four spaces we find the musical pitches on to read music are referred to as this.

What is a staff?

500

A scientific term and a unit of measure for determining how high or low a sound is (it measures the frequency).

What is hertz?

500
This note is found two ledger lines below the music staff in the treble clef.
What is an A?
500
The highest and lowest strings play the same note on the guitar. This letter represents that pitch.
What is an E?
500
One of the musicians we studied called this blind musicians "Uncle Ray" and was heavily influenced by his musical career. 

Who is Ray Charles?

500

This is a musical term describing the highness or lowness of a sound. 

What is pitch?

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