Instruments
This instrument is the largest in an orchestra.
What is the double bass?
This is the term for how fast or slow music is played.
What is tempo?
The world’s largest playable instrument is this type of instrument found in cathedrals.
What is a pipe organ?
This iconic band, originally from Liverpool, is considered one of the greatest music acts in history.
Who are The Beatles?
This genre of music is characterized by improvisation, complex rhythms, and syncopation.
What is Jazz?
This string instrument uses a bow made of horsehair.
What is the Violin?
This is the term for how loud or soft music is played.
What is dynamics?
This is the only brass instrument with no valves.
What is the trombone?
The famous theme was composed by John Williams in two days, and its simplicity (just two notes) is said to evoke a feeling of impending danger.
What is the theme from Jaws?
This genre, born in the Caribbean, combines elements of jazz, rock, and funk, with artists like Bob Marley.
What is Reggae?
What instrument family does the piano belong to?
What is Percussion?
This is the key that has no sharps or flats.
What is C major?
This composer was deaf when he wrote his famous Ninth Symphony.
Who is Beethoven?
The song from The Wizard of Oz won an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
What is "Over the Rainbow"?
This musical era, which began around 1750 and lasted until around 1820, is known for composers like Mozart and Beethoven.
What is the Classical Period?
The four instrument families.
What is brass, woodwind, percussion, and strings.
This symbol tells you how many beats are in a measure and what note gets the beat.
What is the time signature?
The piano has this many keys.
What is 88?
The iconic opening theme was created by composer John Williams using a combination of inspiration from classical music and 2001: A Space Odyssey’s score.
What is Star Wars?
This style of music, known for its emotional depth and expressive use of harmony, emerged in the early 19th century and includes composers like Chopin and Schumann.
What is Romanticism?
The instrument that is responsible for tuning an orchestra.
What is the oboe?
This is the name of the five lines on which music is written.
What is the staff?
The largest pipe organ in the world has over this many pipes.
What is 33,000?
This singer/actress once had her voice surgically altered to avoid vocal damage after years of singing.
Who is Julie Andrews?
This technique involves placing objects like screws, rubber, or paper between the strings of a piano to create unconventional sounds.
What is prepared piano?