Instruments
Instrument played by blues artist B.B. King
This composer is considered the "father of classical music".
Who is J.S. Bach?
One of the first rock and roll artists popularized the guitar with songs like "Johnny B. Goode"
Who is Chuck Berry?
When musicians make up music on the spot.
What is improvisation?
This artist sang a duet with opera singer Andrea Bocelli.
Who is Ed Sheeran?
Instrument played by jazz musician Louis Armstrong
What is the trumpet?
This child prodigy wrote his first compositions when he was only five years old.
Who is Mozart?
The King of Rock and Roll blended rhythm and blues and country music
Who is Elvis Presley?
When one musician plays something and the rest of the group echoes.
What is call and response?
Putting foreign objects inside a piano to create unusual sounds
What is prepared piano?
Woodwind instrument commonly heard in a jazz band
What is the saxophone?
This composer wrote music even after losing his hearing.
Who is Beethoven?
British rock band inspired by Chuck Berry and Elvis, but eventually created their own unique style.
Who are The Beatles?
Band leader and pianist that wrote "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing"
Who is Duke Ellington?
Scary movies use this technique to hint that something is about to happen by the music gradually getting louder.
What is a crescendo?
This instrument is heard at the beginning of "Please Please Me" by the Beatles
What is the harmonica?
Tchaikovsky wrote several of these famous works including Swan Lake and The Nutcracker.
What is a ballet?
Legendary rock guitarist of the 1970s with songs such as "Purple Haze"
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
Singer and trumpet player sang "What a Wonderful World"
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This composer wrote the music for Jaws, ET, Jurassic Park, and Star Wars
Who is John Williams?
This instrument raises skeletons from a graveyard by playing a tritone in Danse Macabre by Saint Saens
What is the violin?
Haydn was one of the first composers to write this form of music.
What is a symphony?
Popularized "Arena Rock" in the 1970s and 1980s with songs such as "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions"
Who is Queen?
B.B. King played this sad style of music
What is the blues?
This instrument dots the "i" in the Ohio State Marching Band
What is the sousaphone?