Name that instrument
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Note Names in the Treble Clef
Vocab
Time Periods
100

This is the instrument that Paginini was famous for performing on.

What is a violin?

100

This composer was famous for his piano concerts and compositions. He was a modern Russian composer that toured the US playing his piano concertos. 

Who is Rachmaninoff?

100

This note is the highest space on the treble 

What is an E?

100
The double line with 2 dots that you might see at the beginning and end of a section

What is a repeat sign?

100

What era is Mozart a part of?

The Classical Era

200

This instrument is played by hitting pitches large drums with soft mallets. It is prominent in Beethoven symphonies. 

What are timpani?

200

This American composer was the first American composer to every have an opera produced by the New York City Opera. 

Who is William Grant Still?

200

This note is the lowest line on the treble clef

What in E?

200

The part of the piano that hits the string to create sound 

What is the hammer?

200

This era has a title that translates into "mishapen pearl"

What is the Baroque Era?

300

This string instrument is often the star of bluegrass music but has a very rich ethnomusicology history. 

What is a banjo?

300

This Italian/Spanish composer is often considered a Baroque composer that revolutionized how keyboard sonatas would develop in the Classical era. 

Who is Scarlatti?

300

This note is the middle line in the treble clef.

What is B?

300

What is the name of the rare male vocal type that sings in the equivalent of a female soprano range? 

What is a countertenor?

300

These three famous composers were born closely within the Romantic era, in 1810 and 1811. 

Who are Schumann, Liszt, and Chopin?

400

This instrument was sounded by plucking gut strings with a keyboard similar to that of our current piano. 

What is a harpsichord?

400

The wife of a famous composer, this woman was one of the first touring concert pianists/ composers/ and influencers. She was considered one of the most virtuosic pianists of the Romantic era and best educators. 

Who was Clara Schumann?

400

This note is the top line in the treble clef.

What is F?

400

This clef is what most violists use to read their parts in Orchestral music. 

What is the alto clef?

400
Franz Schubert bridged these two eras. 

What are the Classical and Romantic?

500

This is often the lowest sounding brass instrument in a wind ensemble. Especially in marching band, this instrument primarily plays basslines. 

What is a tuba or euphonium?

500

This current Australian composer wrote the music for the 1996 Olympic Games. 

Who is Carl Vine?
500

This note is the space below the treble clef. 

What is D?

500

This musical figure changes groupings of notes to give the illusion of moving between triple and duple meter. 

What is a hemiola?

500

American music really didn't begin taking its current form until the mid/end of the 1800s. Therefore, one could generalize and say that American music began flourishing in the _____ Era. 

What is the Modern Era?

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