Composers
Music Symbols
Instruments
Movie Music
Children's Songs
100
German composer of the Romantic Era
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
100
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What are clefs?
100
This instrument is about 14 inches on average.
What is a violin?
100
The composer of movies like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Harry Potter
Who is John Williams?
100
D D A A B B A -
G G F# F# E E D -
A A G G F# F# E -
A A G G F# F# E -
D D A A B B A -
G G F# F# E E D -
What is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?
200
Austrian composer during the Classical Era
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
200
This symbol tells you not to play for a specific amount of time.
What is a rest?
200
It is very unlikely that you will ever play this instrument in its "full size".
What is the double bass?
200
The composer of movies like Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lion King, and Top Gun: Maverick
Who is Hans Zimmer
200
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F# E D -
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F# E D -
What is Hot Cross Buns
300
German composer from the Baroque Era
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
300
The five lines and four spaces that tell you which notes are which (always accompanied by a clef)
What is a staff?
300
This instrument has the same name as a color and flower (although they are pronounced differently).
What is the viola?
300
Composer for Aladdin, the Little Mermaid, and Hercules
Who is Alan Menken?
300
F# E D E
F# F# F# -
E E E -
F# A A -
F# E D E
F# F# F# F#
E E F# E D
What is Mary Had a Little Lamb?
400
An American composer from the Modern Era
Who is John Williams?
400
This symbol tells you to watch the conductor for how long to hold a note.
What is a fermata?
400
The lowest string on this instrument is 65.41 Hz.
What is cello?
400
Composer of Moana, In the Heights, and Encanto
Who is Lin Manuel Miranda
400
D D E D G F# -
D D E D A G -
D D D B G F# E -
C C B G A G -
What is Happy Birthday to You?
500
A Russian composer of the Romantic and Neo-Classical Eras
Who is Dmitri Shostakovich?
500
This symbol tells you to continue repeating the measure before it until this symbol no longer appears.
What is a simile mark?
500
This instrument is the best instrument (in Ms. Elliott's opinion)
What is the Viola?
500
Composer of Black Panther, The Mandalorian, and Oppenheimer
Who is Ludwig Göransson?
500
D - - D - - D - E F# - -
F# - E F# - G A - - - - -
D D D A A A F# F# F# D D D
A - G F# - E D - - - - -
What is Row Row Row Your Boat?