Xylophones
What instrument family is the xylophone?
Percussion
How percussion instruments are played
Hit, shake, scrape
How many lines are on the music staff?
Five
A quarter note (ta) is how many beats?
ONE BEAT
What is the name of PV's favorite rhythm game?
Mush Pot
Complete this phrase: If you play before I say.....
you'll have to put your mallets away
Name 3 percussion instruments that you hit
Drum, sticks, triangle, tambourine, claves, etc...
What is the name of the twirly symbol at the beginning of music?
Treble Clef
A pair of eighth notes equals this many beats
ONE
What is the name of the drum from Africa?
Djembe
How to hold our mallets, 4 words
Pinch, wrap, bicycle, hover
Name 3 percussion instruments that you shake
Maracas, jingle bells, egg shaker, etc
Name the spaces on the staff
F A C E
The pulse of music is called....
The steady beat
Name 3 instruments from the string family
Answers will vary
violin, cello, guitar, ukulele, bass, harp, etc
The name of the littlest xylophone
Glockenspiel
Name 1 pitched percussion instrument
Xylophone, bells, temple blocks
Name the lines on the staff
E G B D F
How many beats does a whole note get?
FOUR
Name 2 woodwind instruments
Answers will vary
clarinet, flute, oboe, recorder, saxophone
Starting at bar number 1, what are the notes on the xylophone?
C D E F G A B C D E F G A
Name 2 percussion instruments that you scrape
Guiro (not a weirdo), cabasa
The special note below the first line of the staff that divides the 2 clefs
Middle C
How many beats are in this rhythm phrase:
Tika tika ta ti ti ta
FOUR
Name one composer of classical music
Beethoven, Mozart, Vivaldi, Bach, etc