This is the smallest interval used in Western music. It is most often recognized as the interval used in the Jaws theme.
What is the minor 2nd
100
This word, used to indicate volume, means medium-loud.
What is mezzo-forte (mf)
100
Termites eat wood twice as fast when listening to this kind of music
What is heavy metal
200
This major scale has 1 flat
What is the F major scale
200
This brass instrument is capable of playing any of the 12 chromatic pitches without using valves.
What is the trombone
200
The interval between C (low) and F (higher). Used in "Here comes the Bride" and other tunes.
What is a perfect 4th
200
This word, used to indicate articulation, means "short and separated."
What is staccato
200
This singer was named Entertainer of the Century in 2000. His tombstone reads "The best is yet to come".
Who is Frank Sinatra
300
This major scale has 2 sharps.
What is the D major scale
300
This string instrument is the tenor voice in the string family.
What is the cello
300
This is the interval between G (low) and D (higher). Used in Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star and also in Star Wars.
What is the perfect 5th.
300
This word, used to indicate volume, means suddenly loud.
What is sforzando (sfz)
300
This is the world's best selling musical instrument.
What is the harmonica
400
This major scale has 4 flats.
What is the Ab major scale
400
This double reed instrument reads in the bass clef.
What is the bassoon
400
This interval determines the tonality of a chord. A major one will make a major chord, while a minor one will make a minor chord.
What is the third.
400
This word, used to indicate volume, means suddenly soft.
What is subito piano (sub p)
400
This Hungarian musician/composer received so many requests for locks of his hair that he bought a dog and snipped off patches of fur to send to admirers.
Who is Franz Liszt
500
This major scale has 5 sharps
What is the B major scale
500
This percussion instrument, also known as the thumb piano, uses pitched metal tongs to create sound.
What is the mbira or kalimba
500
This interval was know in the Classical era as "the Devil in music".
What is the tritone, and augmented fourth or diminished fifth
500
This word, used to indicate style, means "singable".
What is cantabile
500
This composer composed a work in 1952 entitled 4' 33", which consists of four minutes and thirty-three seconds of silence.