Notation
What kind of note gets one beat?
Which composer began to lose his hearing at age 26?
Beethoven
Which instrument looks like a small flute that plays the highest notes in the orchestra?
Piccolo
There are seven music elements: Harmony, Rhythm, Form, Melody, Dynamics, Tempo, and Tone Color. Which of these describes the beat of a song?
Rhythm
Which instrument is the largest and lowest sounding instrument out of the following Brass instruments:
Trombone French horn
Tuba Trumpet
Tuba
Which letter does a quarter rest look like?
Z
Which composer was a child musician who toured around Europe?
Mozart
Drumming is an ancient form of music. Name the region where drumming was invented.
Africa
There are seven music elements: Harmony, Rhythm, Form, Melody, Dynamics, Tempo, and Tone Color. Which of these describes the tune of a song?
Melody
Which family is the viola part of?
The string family
What is a two-beat note called?
Half note
Which composer was considered the "King of Ragtime" and composed pieces like "Maple Leaf Rag" and "The Entertainer"?
Scott Joplin
What family is the most important group of instruments in the symphony orchestra?
The String Family
There are seven music elements: Harmony, Rhythm, Tempo, Melody, Dynamics, Form, and Tone Color. Which of these describes the sound that two or more instruments or voices make together?
Harmony
Woodwinds are called wood-winds because you have to blow through them. What does the wood part mean?
The entire instruments were originally made of wood.
How many beats in a measure
Who was the Russian composer who composed the ballet The Nutcracker?
Peter Tchaikovsky
The piccolo, flute, clarinet, bassoon, and saxophone are members of this family.
The Woodwind Family
There are seven music elements: Harmony, Rhythm, Form, Tempo, Melody, Dynamics, and Tone Color. Which of these describes how loud or soft a piece of music is?
Dynamics
Name four string instruments.
Violin, viola, cello, bass, harp, guitar, etc.
Allegro, Presto, and Vivace are all musical words for what?
Speed or tempo
Which composer was Hungarian born, and frustrated with his inability to compose? He eventually did compose and found success in music that was inspired by gypsies living near him.
Franz Liszt
Name an indefinite pitched instrument and a definite pitched instrument from the Percussion Family.
Definite - Xylophone, chimes, celesta, glockenspiel, timpani, etc.
Indefinite Pitched - Bass drum, snare drum, maracas, cymbals, tambourine, wood block, etc.
There are seven music elements: Harmony, Rhythm, Form, Tempo, Melody, Dynamics, and Tone Color. Which of these is the musical word for the specific sound an instrument makes? (For example, a tuba sounds brassy and low but a flute sounds high and light).
Tone Color
Which instrument is played by the most people worldwide?
Piano