Middle School Music Jeopardy

Music History

200

This classical era composer wrote over 600 works, began composing at the age of 5, and is known for composing  the children’s song “Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star.”

Mozart

300

This Baroque woodwind instrument was popular in Medieval times and is often played in elementary school classrooms.

Recorder

400

This German composer wrote music in the Romantic era and continued to compose even after becoming completely deaf.

Beethoven

500

This keyboard instrument preceded the piano; sound is produced by plucking the strings instead of striking them. It was widely used in Renaissance and Baroque music.

Harpsichord

600

This song was composed by George Frederic Handel  as a part of his work, Messiah. This movement is often performed around Christmas time and the audience stands for its performance.

The Hallelujah Chorus

Note Values

200

This note gets only one beat in 4/4 time.

Quarter note

300

This note gets three beats in 4/4 time.

Dotted half note

400

This note gets half of a beat in 4/4 time.

Eighth note

500

This note gets one and a half beats in 4/4 time.

Dotted quarter note

600

This note gets one fourth of a beat in 4/4 time. Four of these fit in one beat.

Sixteenth note

Music Symbols

200

This symbol is used to notate pitches in music.

The staff

300

This symbol means to lower the note by one half step.

Flat

400

This symbol means to get gradually softer.

Decrescendo

500

This symbol tells how many beats are in a measure and which note gets the beat.

Time signature

600

This symbol means to hold the note longer than the normal duration, until the director cuts you off.

Fermata

Foreign Terms

200

This Italian word means “medium loud”.

Mezzo-forte

300

This Italian word means “becoming gradually slower.”

Ritardando

400

This Italian word means “cheerful, quick, or fast.”

Allegro

500

These Italian words mean that voices are singing “without accompaniment.”

a cappella.

600

These Italian words mean “to return to the original tempo, or speed.”

a tempo

Note Names

200

This note is on the bottom line of the treble clef

E

300

This note is on the second space of the treble clef

A

400

This note is on the top line of the treble clef

F

500

This note is on the space at the very top of the treble clef, above the fifth line.

G

600

This note is on the ledger line BELOW the treble clef.

Middle C