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Pickup notes

What are notes that happen right before and lead into another measure?

100

"<" under a measure, stretching across a note or several notes

What is a CRESCENDO?

100

In 4/4 time, a dotted quarter note gets this many beats.

What is a ONE AND A HALF BEATS?

100

This person wrote Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.

Who is Mozart?

100

This is a DOUBLE REED instrument

What is an oboe/bassoon/answers may vary?

200

Lento

What is SLOW?

200

"_" over a note; the Italian word

What is a TENUDO?

200

This time signature usually is thought of as 2 beats of triplets.

What is 6/8 time?

200

This is the first full theme in the Disney Medley

What is Under the Sea?

200

This person wrote the music to STAR WARS.

Who is JOHN WILLIAMS?

300

To gradually get SLOWER

What is RITRARDANDO?

300

This symbol connect two of the same notes.

What is a TIE?

300

This is how many QUARTER NOTES would fit into a measure with a 4/2 TIME SIGNATURE.

What is 8?

300

We tried playing music from this movie. Its first theme is called 'Journey to the Island".

What is JURASSIC PARK?

300

This is the country where the TANGO originated.

Where is ARGENTINA?

400

Da Capo

What is TO THE BEGINNING?

400

FFF; The word in Italian

What is a FORTISSISSIMO?

400

This is how much longer a dot next to a note makes that note.

What is HALF of the note's value?

400

We attempted to play a Rick Roll.  This is Rick's full name.

What is Rick Astley?

400

This is the term for the area where live musicians play during a musical.

What is THE PIT?

500

This is the Italian word that tells you to split the notes with another player.

What is DIVISI?

500

This is the Italian word for the symbol that you go back to in a D.S. al Coda.

What is a Segno?

500

If you have a HALF NOTE, a QUARTER NOTE, and an EIGHTH NOTE in a measure of 4/4 time, this is the kind of note you need to add in oder to total 4 beats in the measure.

What is an EIGHTH NOTE?

500

In a piece we tried by Rimsky-Korsakov, THIS PRINCESS (and name of the piece) escaped her death by telling a really long story.

Who is Scheherazade?

500

A modern professional version of this instrument usually has 47 strings and has a very recognizable sound.

What is a HARP?