Composers
Instruments
Elements
Symbols
Vocabulary
100
The Russian, Romantic composer who wrote the "The Nutcracker Suite."
Who is Tchaikovsky?
100
Family of instruments that are all made out of a shiny, golden metal.
What is the brass family?
100
Another name for the "speed" of music? (How fast or slow)
What is Tempo?
100
This symbol means to repeat what you have sung or played
What is a repeat sign?
100
Levels of sound labeled forte, mezzo forte, mezzo piano, and piano.
What are Dynamics?
200
The composer who became deaf (hard of hearing) later in his life.
Who is Ludvig von Beethoven
200
The flute is a part of this family.
What is the woodwind family?
200
Another name for the "volume" of music? (how loud or soft)
What is Dynamics?
200
The kind of note that receives 2 beats.
What is a half note?
200
People that watch and listen to a performance.
What is an audience?
300
Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn all wrote ________ music
What is Classical music?
300
You can hit, shake, or scrape these instruments to play them.
What is a percussion instrument?
300
Another name for the steady pulse of music?
What is the beat (or steady beat)?
300
The symbol in music that means silence.
What is a rest?
300
When 2 people or groups play or sing together.
What is a duet?
400
A person who creates or writes music.
What is the definition of a composer?
400
The two instrument families to which the piano can belong.
What are the Percussion and String families?
400
The combination of long and short sounds in music?
What is Rhythm?
400
The symbol that shows the number of beats in a measure and what kind of note gets one beat.
What is the time signature (or meter signature)?
400
The name of the group when all 4 families of instruments play together.
What is an orchestra?
500
Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Dizzie Gillespie are all ______ musicians/composers. (style)
What is a jazz musician/composer
500
The 4 main families of instruments.
What are the Woodwind, String, Brass, and Percussion?
500
How long or short a sound lasts
What is duration?
500
The symbol that means to gradually get louder. (Hint: It looks like a greater than sign)
What is a crescendo?
500
Allegro, Adagio, Largo, and Grave are all names of this.
What is Tempo?
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