Genres of Music
Instruments I
Instruments II
World Music
Ms. Kottabi Facts
100

This genre of music is the most prevalent today and includes the catchiest songs (Hint: it's short for popular music, and includes artists like Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, Chappel Roan, Charli XCX, etc.)

What is pop music?

100

What is this instrument? It has six strings, a body, a neck, and a sound hole (Hint: it is often used in country music and is part of the string family)

What is a guitar?

100

This instrument is part of the string family; it has four strings and is the highest of the string instruments (Hint: it's a chin instrument)

What is the violin?

100

This instrument is from Western Africa and can have up to 21 string on it;

What is the kora?

100

This is Ms. Kottabi's age

What is 24?

200

This genre of music stems largely from Western Europe and includes instruments such as the violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, clarinet, French horn, trumpet, timpani, and more (Hint: it's often described as boring)

What is classical music?

200

This instrument is part of the string family and people who know how to play it can be paid A LOT of money (Hint: it's known for it's "angelic" sound)

What is a harp?

200

This instrument is part of the woodwind family and it is the oldest of the woodwinds; it's known for it' high sound and it's simplicity in terms of creation

What is the flute?

200

This instrument is form Japan and has three strings on it; uses a large plectrum in order to make its sound

What is the koto?

200

This is the type of pet that Ms. Kottabi has

What are cats?

300

This genre of music started in the American South; it includes instruments like trumpet, guitar, piano, trombone, saxophone and can even include guitar. (Hint: this genre of music is prevalent in New Orleans and is featured in Disney's The Princess and the Frog)

What is jazz music?

300
This instrument is part of the wind family and is known for it's uses in jazz and classical music (Hint: think woodwinds and Squidward)

What is the clarinet?

300
This instrument is part of the woodwind family, however it is often made out of brass. It uses a reed and is often used in jazz music.

What is the saxophone?

300

This instrument is known as a Chinese mouth organ; it uses pipes and holes in order to make its sound and is also regarded as one of the oldest  instruments from China

What is the sheng?
300

This is Ms. Kottabi's FIRST instrument?

What is the saxophone?

400

This genre of music includes artists such as Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, Willie Nelson, Morgan Wallen, and now Post Malone. It uses a lot of guitar and drums. 

What is country music?

400

This instrument is part of the brass family and it's known for it's uses in the military, jazz music, and classical music (Hint: Mr. Jarden plays this one)

What is the trumpet?

400

This instrument is part of the percussion family; they come in different colors, with color using designating a specific note (Hint: I have them in my room)

What are boomwhackers?

400

This instrument is from the United States and is descended from the Western African akonting; it has four strings and is used in country and bluegrass music

What is the banjo?

400

This is the extracurricular that Ms. Kottabi teaches

What is choir?

500

This genre has composers from all around the world, as often uses computer generated music to create atmospheres/soundscapes based on time of day, location, or even action (Hint: think Mario, Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing, etc.)

What is video game music?

500

This instrument is part of the percussion family. It is pitched, and it's pitched can be adjusted through the use of a pedal (Hint: it can be tuned, and you often see two or more grouped together when played)

What is the timapni?

500

This instrument is part of the percussion and string family; it has black and white keys and it's sound is made by a hammer hitting a string and the string vibrating

What is a piano?

500

This instrument is from the Middle East; is it known as the predecessor to the lute. It has three letters and starts with an "O" 

What is the oud?

500

This is Ms. Kottabi's favorite color (Hint: there's two correct answers, I will take either one)

What is blue and green?