What is considered a "suitable" girl's instrument.
100
Genteel
What is "refined in manner, elegantly polite; stylish.
100
Unison
What is how the Puritans sang Psalms in church.
100
Bones
What is a colonial instrument made out of cow's ribs
100
New England's Annoyances
What is considered the first American Folk Song
200
Flute
What is considered a "suitable" boy's instrument.
200
Guild
What is an association of people with common aims or interests.
200
Harmony
What is how the Puritans could sing Psalms at home.
200
Bodhran
What is a frame drum played with a 2-headed mallet. From Ireland.
200
Mozart and Beethoven
What is/are two composers who wrote music for the Armonica.
300
Guitar
What is considered a "suitable" girl's instrument.
300
Spindle
What is a rod or pin, tapered at one end.
300
Bay Psalm Book
What is the first book published in the English colonies.
300
Hammered Dulcimer
What is a colonial instrument that has many strings that are played with two lightweight paddles.
300
Instruction in Dancing
What is no upper-class education was complete without this.
400
Violin
What is considered a "suitable" boy's instrument.
400
Drawing Room
What is a formal welcoming room.
400
Pumpkins
What is a food that the early colonists had to eat a LOT of! A monotonous diet!
400
Musical Glasses
What is a colonial instruments played by filling water/wine glasses with different amounts of water then rubbing the finger around the rims for different pitches.
400
Baroque (1600-1725)
The time period that is associated with art and music in Europe from roughly 1600-1725--the same time period as Colonial Times in America.
500
Piano
What is a trick question--the piano was NOT invented yet! Didn't exist in colonial times :)
500
Forsake
What is "to abandon; turn away from".
500
Nor'wester
What is a strong storm that occurs in the North Eastern states that is kind of like a mix between a hurricane and a blizzard! Very dangerous to early colonists.
500
Armonica
What is an instrument invented by Ben Franklin which has 37 bowls with a spindle down the middle, attached to a treadle. When the bowls spin, the player presses the fingers on the glasses to sound different pitches.
500
In the homes....
What is how music was generally enjoyed in colonial times.