Music Theory

Notes and pitch

100

• What is A, B, C, D, E, F, G?

• This is the musical alphabet.

200

• This note is in the middle of the piano keyboard.

• What is Middle C?

300

• What is pitch?

• This word means how high or low a note sounds.

400

• What are sharps and flats?

• These are the black keys on a piano called.

500

• What is an interval?

• This is the distance between two notes.

Rhythm and time

100

• What is tempo?

• This tells how fast or slow music is.

200

• What is 4 beats?

• A whole note gets this many beats (in 4/4 time).

300

• What is a quarter note?

• This note gets 1 beat in most common time.

400

• What is a time signature?

• This symbol tells you how many beats are in each measure.

500

• What is an eighth note?

• This note gets half a beat.

Instruments

100

• What is a piano?

• This instrument has 88 keys.

200

• What is a violin?

• This instrument is played with a bow.

300

• What is the brass family?

• This family includes trumpets and trombones.

400

• What are drums?

• This instrument keeps the beat in a band.

500

• What is a clarinet?

• This woodwind instrument uses a reed.

Music Symbols

100

• What is forte (f)?

• This symbol means to play loudly.

200

• What is piano (p)?

• This symbol means to play softly.

300

• What is a sharp (#)?

This symbol raises a note by 1/2 step

400

What is a flat?

This symbol lowers the note by 1/2 step

500

What is a natural?

This symbol, cancels out sharps and flats

Popular artist

100

• Who is Michael Jackson?

• This pop star is known for the album Thriller.

200

• Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?

• This composer became deaf but kept writing music.

300

• Who is Madonna?

• This singer is known as the “Queen of Pop.”

400

• Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

• This classical composer wrote The Magic Flute.

500

• Who is Taylor Swift?

• This modern pop star sang “Shake It Off.”