Composers
Expressive Markings
Notation
Solfege
Note Values
100
A German composer that lost his hearing by his late 20’s
Who is Beethoven?
100
An instruction to play or sing loudly
What is forte?
100
A symbol at the beginning of each line indicating a set of pitches
What is a clef?
100
C in the key of C Major
What is Do?
100
In common time this is worth 4 beats
What is a whole note?
200
A German composer that was known for being a child prodigy
Who is Mozart?
200
An instruction to grow gradually softer
What is a decrescendo?
200
A set of symbols at the beginning of a piece indicating sharps and flats
What is a key signature?
200
D in key of G Major
What is Sol?
200
In 3/4 time this is worth 1 beat
What is a quarter note?
300
A contemporary composer known for his unique chord clusters
Who is Whitacre?
300
An instruction meaning short and detached
What is staccato?
300
A fraction like symbol indicating the number of beats/measure
What is a time signature?
300
Bb in the key of F Major
What is Fa?
300
In 6/8 time this is worth 1 beat
What is an eighth note?
400
A famous pianist known for his famous work Claire de Lune
Who is Debussy?
400
An instruction to play or sing a line connected and smooth
What is legato?
400
A time signature with 6 beats/measure and the 8th note receives the beat
What is 6/8?
400
Eb in the key of C Major
What is Me?
400
In 4/4 time this is worth 3 beats
What is a dotted half note?
500
A Russian composer whose most famous work is the Nutcraker
Who is Tchaikovsky?
500
An instruction to play or sing extremely fast
What is presto?
500
An addition to a note that adds to the notes’ value
What is a dot?
500
G# in the key of D Major
What is Fi?
500
In cut time this is worth 2 beats
What is a whole note?
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