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100

The composer who made "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" famous.

Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

100

This Italian word means to play soft.

What is piano.

100

It is the constellation also known as "The Great Bear."

What is the Big Dipper.

100

Two notes that are as close together as they can possibly be.

What is a half step.

100

This word means to play in tune.

What is intonation?

200

The composer who lost his hearing during his lifetime.

Who is Ludwig van Beethoven.

200

This Italian word means to pluck the string.

What is pizzicato.

200

It is the diameter of a basketball hoop in inches.

What is 18 inches.

200

The full name of the instrument "piano".

What is pianoforte.

200

This technique of shaking your hand/wrist to produce a mature tone on your instrument.

What is vibrato?

300

The composer of the "Surprise" Symphony.

Who is Franz Joseph Haydn.

300

This Italian word means to gradually grow louder.

What is crescendo.

300

It is the animal that holds hands while they sleep.

What is Sea Otters.

300

The person who wrote the music for the movie "Encanto."

Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda.

300

The term for using the bow.

What is arco.

400

Music from around the world that is passed down by ear and often is not credited to a composer.

What is a folk song

400

This Italian word mean to play short and separated.

What is staccato.

400

It is the largest state in the US.

What is Alaska.

400

The number of keys on a grand piano.

What is 88.

400

It is a note that is louder than the others around it, marked with a sideways "V".

What is an accent.

500

The composer who wrote Can Can.

Who is Jacques Offenbach.
500

This word means that you watch the conductor and hold a note until told to go on.  

What is a fermata.

500

It is the largest mammal in the world.

What is the blue whale.

500

An animal that can hear notes twice as high, and four times farther away, than we can.

What is a dog.

500

The most important person to follow when playing in an orchestra.

Who is the conductor?

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