Instrument Families
A lucky and plucky family of instruments that includes the Cello
What is the string family?
This is the term for the speed of music.
What is Tempo?
While he's written thousands of compositions, most children know him for writing the melody of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
Who is Mozart?
This symbol tells you how many beats are in a measure and what note gets the beat.
What is a Time Signature?
This term means to sing or play smoothly and connected.
What is Legato?
No croissants needed, the French Horn is part of this instrument family
What is the brass family?
A musician's best friend, it has 5 lines and 4 spaces
What is a Staff?
This Russian composer composed the Christmas time favorite "The Nutcracker Suite."
Who is Tchaikovsky?
This symbol means to play the music quietly.
What is a Piano (p)?
"Gotta keep 'em separated!" would be in the theme song of this style of playing, in which each note must be tongued lightly and separated.
What is Staccato?
Strike hard, strike true, a large family of instruments strike it, you do.
What is the Percussion Family?
It raises a note by one half step, also describes how one might look before a date!
What is a Sharp?
This composer went deaf but still wrote famous symphonies like his 9th Symphony.
Who is Beethoven?
This symbol is placed at the beginning of a staff to indicate modifications to notes
What is a Key Signature?
Wind players and singers possess this when they sustain a note for while. Don't get shaky now!
What is breath support?
This family of instruments uses the Boehm system of fingering, the same system used on the Recorder.
What is the woodwind family?
I can fix it! This music symbol is used to cancel out a sharp or a flat, typically used for musical modulation
What is a Natural?
The "Four Seasons" is one of his most famous works.
Who is Vivaldi?
This curved line connects two notes of the same pitch.
What is a Tie?
Brass players create sound by doing this with their lips.
What is buzzing?
Typically the leading instrument of percussion features, this tuned set of instruments is often called the "heartbeat" of the orchestra.
What is the Timpani?
This is the term for the distance between two notes.
What is an interval?
Nicknamed the "King of Marches", this composer even has a type of Tuba named after him.
Who is Sousa?
Typically heard in grand finales, this Italian term means to gradually get louder.
What is a Crescendo?
This technique requires string players to move their fingers back and forth quickly to create a trembling effect. It is also used on wind instruments like the Flute.
What is Vibrato?