Rhythm
Lines & Spaces
NUTCRACKER
INSTRUMENTS
RANDOM
100

Name at least TWO notes or rests that equal one beat.

Quarter note, eighth note pair, quarter rest, sixteenth notes

100

What sentence is used to remember the LINES of the staff?

Every good boy does fine.

100

Name the composer of The Nutcracker.

Tchaikovsky

100

Name the 4 main instrument families in the orchestra.

Strings, brass, woodwinds and percussion.

100

TRUE or FALSE:  Ms. Washington is your FAVORITE Music teacher EVER!

It had better be TRUE for YOU!!!! 

200

What is the name of a note or rest that equals TWO beats?

Half note or half rest.

200
What word is used to remember the spaces of the staff?

FACE

200

What kind of dance is used to tell the story of The Nutcracker?

Ballet

200
How do you make a musical sound on a brass instrument?

You buzz your lips!

200

In the game Busted, players have to do what with their eyes while taking a stick out of the cup?

Keep them CLOSED!

300

Name the type of note that is equal to 3 beats.

Dotted half note.

300

If a note is on the 2nd line of the staff, what is the letter name of that note?

G

300

What is the one spoken word the children say to Clara's Uncle Drosselmeyer during the Christmas Eve party?

Magic!

300

True or false:  The hair used on a string instrument's bow comes from a zebra.

FALSE.  It comes from a HORSE.

300

What are the colorful tubes that are struck on the ground to play songs called?

Boomwackers

400

IF you add a quarter note, a half note and an eighth note pair, how many beats would you have?

4

400

Where does the pitch A go on the staff?

Second space

400

Why does Clara only have one shoe on when she and the Nutcracker prince arrive in the forest on their way to the Land of Sweets?

During the battle scene, she threw her shoe to distract the Rat King so he would not hurt the Nutcracker prince.

400

Name the 3 ways percussion instruments can be played.

Strike/Hit, Shake or Scrape.

400

Why did we make a social contract at the beginning of the year?

To help us remember how to treat each other.

500

Finish this sentence: "Steady beat means it ______

_____  _________.

Steady beat means it STAYS THE SAME. 

500

Name the letter name of the pitch that can be either on a line or in a space.

E or F

500

What country was the composer of The Nutcracker from?

Russia

500

What family does the piano truly belong to?

The Keyboard family.

500

What is the Quaver code for April?

Spring25

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