Instrument Names
American Genres
Musicians and Bands
Musical Vocabulary
Music Pop Culture
100

This is the smallest string instrument. It is featured in orchestras and played with a bow.

What is a violin?

100

One of the most popular genres today in the US, originating from the Southern regions of the country.

What is country?

100

Currently, the most popular musician in the US.

Who is Taylor Swift?

100

The term for a group of four musicians. Often strings.

What is a quartet?

100

The most-famous annual music awards ceremony in the US.

What are the Grammys?

200

This strummed string instrument was made popular in Hawaii.

What is the Ukulele?

200

A world-famous style of music that has origins in the cities of New Orleans and Chicago.

What is jazz?

200

This musician is often known as the “King of Pop.”

Who is Michael Jackson?

200

This term is used for the highest type of singing voice.

What is a soprano?
200

This long-running music feud between these two artists recently reached a new boiling-point in 2025.

Who are Drake and Kendrick Lamar?

300

This instrument is a prominent feature of many churches.

What is an organ?

300

Arguably the most influential American genre world-wide, this genre took off in the 1950s and prominently features electric guitars.

What is rock and roll (rock)?

300

This band’s most popular tracks are “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and “Come As You Are.”

Who is Nirvana?

300

This symbol looks like a hash-tag and makes written notes a half-step higher.

What is a sharp?
300

The most-streamed male artist in Spotify’s history.

Who is Bad Bunny?

400

This is the biggest and lowest brass instrument.

What is a tuba?

400

An choir music genre originating from African-American Churches in the South.

What is gospel?

400

This famous jazz musician is most well known for his trumpet playing and raspy singing voice.

Who is Louis Armstrong?

400

This term means all of the notes in a key. Often starting “Do, Re, Mi…”

What is a scale?

400

The youngest artist to ever pass 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

Who is Billie Eilish?

500

While traditionally a Scottish instrument, this instrument is played in military ceremonies and parades around the world.

What are the bagpipes?

500

This type of jazz music popular in the 1920s is associated with fast paced dancing.

What is swing?

500

This famous Classical American Composer wrote “West Side Story” and famously toured Europe, even conducting the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra at the first Prague Spring International Music Festival.

Who is Leonard Bernstein?

500

This term is the name of the large S-like figure at the beginning of most written music lines.

What is a clef?

500

The most-watched music video of all time on YouTube.

What is Despacito by Luis Fonsi?

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