History Time Periods
Music History Facts
Musical Instruments
Percussion Questions
Musical Notation
100
1475-1600
What are the dates for the Renaissance Period?
100
two violins, one viola, one cello
What is a string quartet?
100
This instrument is popular in jazz and rock music but not usually found in an orchestra
What is the saxophone?
100
Four in a set Copper Bowls Tunable with a pedal
What are timpani?
100
E G B D F
What are the letter names of the lines of the treble clef?
200
Russian Nationalist Composer from Romantic Period
Who is Tchaikovsky?
200
John Cage putting nuts and bolts inside a piano to make a new sound
What is a prepared piano?
200
This is how instruments are classified into families.
How is the vibration or sound created?
200
Shell, batter head, snare, snare head
What is a snare drum?
200
A C E G
What are the letter names of the spaces of the bass clef?
300
Medieval
What music history time period lasts one thousand years, and what are the dates?
300
Mozart
Who was a composer from the Classical period?
300
Clarinet, saxophone, flute
What are woodwind instruments?
300
Big drum Different sizes Uses a beater instead of a stick
What is a bass drum?
300
G B D F A
What are the letter names of the lines of the bass clef?
400
1750-1820
When was the Classical Period?
400
The keyboard instrument that evolved from the harpsichord and was the first that could play loud/soft
What is the pianoforte?
400
Violin, Guitar, Cello, Bass, Harp, Viola
What are string instruments?
400
Two cymbals on a stand Opens and closes with foot pedal
What is a hi-hat?
400
F A C E
What are the letter names of the spaces of the treble clef?
500
The six musical style periods, in chronological order
What are: Medieval Renaissance Baroque Classical Romantic and Modern?
500
trumpet, horn, trombone, baritone, tuba
What are the five brass instruments discussed in class?
500
Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Xylophone, Marimba, Timpani, Triangle
What are percussion instruments?
500
Two cymbals, one held in each hand and struck together
What are crash cymbals?
500
Ledger Lines
What are the small lines that extend the staff above and below?
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