Bass Clef
Treble Clef
Random Music Facts
Note Values
Instrument Families
100

What is the note that sits in the middle line of the bass clef staff?

D

100

What note sits in the middle line of the treble clef staff?

B

100

If you have a longer string, the pitch will be lower. Why?

The sound waves take longer to travel and they slow down. 

100

How many beats does a quarter note get?

1 beat

100

What instrument family is the trombone in?

Brass

200

What note sits in the bottom space of the bass clef staff?

A

200

Name 3 instruments that play using treble clef...

Violin, Flute, Clarinet, piano, oboe, trumpet

200

"#" and "b" are called...

Sharp and flat

200

How many beats does a half note get?

2

200

What instrument family is the Saxophone in?

Woodwind

300

Describe what a space note is. Describe what a line note is...

A space note sits in between two lines on the staff. A line note is cut in the middle by a line on the staff.

300

What do we use to remember the space notes AND what do we use to remember the line notes in treble clef? (Name both)

F, A, C, E & Every Good Boy Deserves Food

300

How many keys does a piano have?

a.) 88

b.) 116

c.) 55

d.) 100

a.) 88

300

How many beats does an eighth note get?

1/2 beat

300

Name 4 instruments from the percussion family...

Drum set, timpani, bells, piano, cymbals, xylophone, marimba, chimes, triangle, etc...

400

Name 3 instruments that play using bass clef....

Piano, bass, cello, tuba, trombone, euphonium, bassoon, bass guitar, etc.

400

What clef do viola players play in?

Alto clef

400

Name where Ms. Harsch went to college and what her major was?

a.) UB for music education

b.) Buffalo State for music performance

c.) Fredonia for music performance

d.) Fredonia for music education

d.) Fredonia for music education

400

If I have 8 sixteenth notes, how many beats do I have?

2 beats

400

Name the 4 orchestra string instruments AND where they sit in the orchestra (use the conductor as reference)...

Violin (left of conductor), Viola (slightly right of conductor), Cello (right of conductor), Bass (in the back)

500

What do we use to remember the space and line notes in BASS clef?

Space: All Cows Eat Grass

Line: Good Boys Deserve Food Always

500

What note lies on the top line of the treble clef staff?

High F

500

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, how many people attended the largest free concert in the world?

a.) 4.2 million

b.) 100,000

c.) 125,000

d.) 420,029

a.) 4.2 million----woah!

500

Tell me what the top and bottom number in a key signature tell you and give an example.

Top: How many beats in a measure

Bottom: What note gets the beat

Example: 4/4 time--4 notes in every measure. Quarter note gets the beat

500

Name at least 3 instruments from the 4 instrument families....

String: Violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar, harp

Brass: Trombone, trumpet, french horn, euphonium, tuba

Woodwind: Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, oboe, bassoon

Percussion: Drums, Cymbals, Marimba, Xylophone, Bells


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