Notation
Solfege
Instrument Families
Vocabulary
Current Music
100

This set of lines is what notes are written on to create music.

What is Staff?

100

This solfege begins and ends a scale going both up and down.

What is Do?

100

The flute and clarinet and flute belong to this family.

What is Woodwind?

100

Not to be confused with the root vegetable, this term refers to the heart of a song/musical passage.

What is Beat?

100

Lay your cards down down down down. This legendary Texan has a whopping 11 Grammy nominations this year with her most recent genre defying album.

Who is Beyonce?

200

This symbol is seen at the very beginning of a set of staff.

What is a Treble Clef/Clef?

200

This solfege is 3rd in order, and sounds rather self-centered.

What is Mi?

200

The tuba is the lowest sounding instrument in this family.

What is Brass?

200

You can create these using different combinations of note types.

What is Rhythm?

200

Tyler the Creator is a recognizable artist in this genre of music.

What is Hip-Hop/Rap?

300

This note takes up one fourth of a measure in four-four time.

What is a Quarter note?

300

This solfege is the 5th in order, and has two spelling options.

What is So/Sol?

300
Most instruments in this family use a bow to make smooth sounds.

What is String?

300

This term describes how loud or quiet a piece or passage of music is.

What are Dynamics?

300

This "Birds of a Feather" singer started her career at just 14, and has since won 9 Grammys and 2 Oscars with the song-writing help of her brother Finneas.

Who is Billie Eilish?

400

SILENCE! This "note" doesn't make any sound, but is used to indicate silence within a measure.

What is a Rest?

400

This solfege is 6th in order, and is the most common sound used for singing and adlibs in media.

What is La?

400

Instruments in this big family don't make any sounds unless you tap, strike, shake, or scrape them.

What is Percussion?

400

This is the name used to describe the speed of a piece or passage of music.

What is Tempo?

400

These singers might die with a smile if they win the two Grammys they're nominated for this year with their chart-topping song.

Who are Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars?

500

This specific note marks the separation between treble and bass clef in the staff.

What is Middle C?

500

The hand symbol for this solfege can be mistaken for pointing.

What is Ti?

500

The piano is modern day the mascot of this family.

What is Keyboard?

500

You need at least 3 notes of a major or minor scale to create one of these.

What is a Chord?

500

This 2-time Grammy winning singer came down in a bubble this past year and has earned herself an Oscar nomination for her popular role in Wicked.

Who is Ariana Grande?

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