Time Signatures
This time signature means 4 beats in a measure and a quarter note gets one beat
What is 4/4 time?
This instrument is usually made of silver and is the highest-pitched woodwind
What is a flute?
This brass instrument is the highest-pitched and is probably known as the most common brass instrument
What is a trumpet?
This note has an empty oval, does not have a stem and gets 4 beats
What is a whole note?
This note sits on the third line from the bottom of the staff
What is a "B"?
This time signature means 2 beats in a measure and a quarter note gets one beat
What is 2/4 time?
This woodwind is made of wood, is usually black and uses a single reed
What is a clarinet?
This brass instrument has the smallest mouthpiece of all brass instruments
What is the French horn?
This note has a blackened oval, a stem with one flag and gets a half beat
What is an 8th note?
This symbol is shown at the beginning of the staff and is also known as a "G" clef
What is a treble clef?
This time signature means 3 beats in a measure with a quarter note getting one beat
What is 3/4 time?
This woodwind is usually brown in color and uses a double-reed
What is a bassoon?
This brass instrument is the only one that has a slide to change the pitch
What is a trombone?
This note has an empty oval, a stem and receives 2 beats
What is a half note?
This note is on the third space from the bottom of the staff
What is a "C"?
This time signature means 6 beats in a measure with an 8th note getting one beat
What is 6/8 time?
This woodwind is usually black and uses a double reed
What is an oboe?
This is the technique used to blow into and get sound from a brass mouthpiece
What is buzzing the lips?
This note has an empty oval with a dot to the right of it, a stem and receives 3 beats
What is a dotted half note?
This clef is known as the "F" clef
What is a bass clef?
The reason all music has a time signature
What is to inform the musician of how many beats there will be in each measure of music and what type of note will be getting one beat.
This woodwind is usually gold in color and uses a single-reed
What is a saxophone?
This brass instrument is the largest in the brass family
What is the tuba?
This note has a black oval, a stem and a small dot to the right of the oval. It receives 1.5 beats.
What is a dotted quarter note?
This note sits on the 5th line from the bottom of the staff
What is the note called "F"?