Note Names
Foreign Terms
Music History
Music Theory
Miscellaneous
100

The note which is on the bottom line of the treble or bass clef staff.

What is E/G?

100
This Italian word means "becoming gradually slower."
What is ritardando?
100
This classical era composer wrote over 600 works, began composing at the age of 5, and is known for composing the children's song "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."
Who is Mozart?
100
Adds half the value of the note.
What is a dot?
100

The phrase Ms. Jasso uses when she wants the band to start together at an entrance.

What is "Breathe together, start together."?

200

The note which is on the second space of the treble clef or bass clef staff.

What is A/C?

200

This Italian word means "gradually speed up."

What is accelerando?

200
This Baroque woodwind instrument was popular in Medieval times and is often played in elementary school classrooms.
What is a recorder?
200

The symbol that is above or below a note, that indicates for the musician to play short and separated.

What is staccato?

200

The word Ms. Jasso uses when she wants you to play notes short.

What is "dit"?

300

The note which is on top of the 5th line of the treble or bass clef staff.

What is G/B?

300
This French word means "the position and shape of the mouth of a wind player."
What is embouchure?
300
This German composer wrote music in the Romantic era and continued to compose even after becoming completely deaf. He composed "Ode to Joy" without ever hearing it.
Who is Beethoven?
300

The symbol which indicates for the musician to play in a long, smooth and flowing manner.

What is legato?

300

The symbol in front of a note that lowers the pitch.

What is a flat sign?

400

The note which is above the first ledger line above the treble clef or bass clef staff.

What is B/D?

400

This word means "emphasis, stress, or stronger attack."

What is accent (>)?

400
Anton Dvorak composed the "New World Symphony" for this country.
What is America/United States?
400
The number of 8th notes which are found in a measure of 3/2 time.
What is twelve?
400

The symbol in front of a note that raises the pitch.

What is a flat sign?

500

The note which is right below the first line of the treble clef or bass clef staff.

What is D/F?

500
These Italian words mean "to return to the original tempo."
What is a tempo?
500
This keyboard instrument produces sound by plucking the strings instead of striking them with a hammer. It was widely used in Renaissance and Baroque music.
What is a harpsichord?
500

The symbol above a note that indicates to the musician to play the note or rest for a lengthened and unspecified amount of time.

What is a fermata?

500

When two or more beats in a row land on upbeats, we call this.

What is syncopation?

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