Instruments
An electric guitar isn't going to make much sound unless you plug it into one of these.
What is an amplifier?
This composer was requested by an anonymous man to write a requiem, and the legend says...it was his own!
Who was Mozart?
Most pieces of music have chords, melody, and ....
What is bass?
This is a little box (or a big one, like in the music room at the moment) that allows microphones or instruments to be plugged into your computer.
What is an interface?
This composer went deaf, unfortunately.
Who was Beethoven?
Adding more tracks to a piece of music increases its...
What is texture?
This instrument is like a flute, but half the size.
What is the piccolo?
This composer wrote some of the most virtuosic (technically difficult) violin music of all time.
Who was Paganini?
Chords are made up of this interval, stacked
What are thirds?
This drum has springs on the underside to give it its characteristic "snap"
What is a snare drum?
Since German Music Theory goes up to H (ABCEFGH), this composer was able to spell his own four-letter name using those letters. He wrote it into some of his pieces.
Who was Bach?
The little lines above and below the staff that we add when needed.
What are ledger lines?
This instrument has the most moving parts of any of our band instruments.
What is the saxophone?
This composer wrote In the Hall of the Mountain King
Who was Edvard Grieg?
This note is right between the bass and treble staves.
What is Middle C?