Music Symbols
Vocabulary
Musical Roadmaps
Music Math
Composers
100
What style marking is this and how should it be played?
Accent- heavy and weighted
100
Is minor happy or sad?
sad
100
What does this symbol mean?
Hold the note until the conductor tells you to stop
100
How many beats is this rest worth?
One
100
Who wrote "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"?
Mozart
200
What style marking is this?
Tenuto
200
What is an accidental?
A sharp or flat
200
What is the order of measures for this excerpt?
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 2, 3, 4
5, 6, 7, 8
5, 6, 7, 8
200
How many beats is this worth?
1
200
Who composed "Ode to Joy"?
Beethoven
300
What is this symbol telling you to do? 
Hold until the conductor says to stop
300
Define "timbre"
the sound of an instrument
300
What is the order of measures for this excerpt?
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 4, 5
300
Solve the music math!
+
7
300
Who was a Baroque composer known for his fugues?
Bach
400
If a composer is using the symbol below frequently in a piece of music, what style of music is it likely to be?
March
400
What does "vivace" mean?
Fast and lively
400
What emotion is the composer trying to convey?
Happiness and energy
400
Solve the music math!
+
+
3
400
Who was known as the "Father of the Symphony"?
Haydn
500
What does the bottom number of a time signature mean?
What note gets the beat in 7/8 time?
What gets the beat
8th note
500
Put these tempos in order from slowest to fastest
allegro b. moderato c. andante
d. vivace e. largo
Largo, andante, moderato, allegro, vivace
500
What mood do you believe the composer is trying to convey?
Peaceful, smooth
500
When did atonal music appears and jazz flourishes with improvisation?
Modern/20th Century
500
List the musical time periods in chronological order (Hint- there are 6)
Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century/Modern