Instruments
Music Theory
Music History
Instruments Hard Mode
Niche Musical Facts
100
What instrument families does the piano belong to?
What is string and percussion
100
This is the distance between two notes
What is an interval?
100
This American music style began in New Orleans in the early 1900s and uses a lot of improvisation.
What is jazz?
100
This small brass instrument can be used throughout many different genres of music, such as: classical, jazz, pop, marching bands, and even experimental music.
What is the trumpet?
100
The maestro is a title given to which musician in the band?
What is the conductor?
200
The name of the instrument that is not percussion or strings, that can also glissando (there is also a hidden answer that gives double points for this question)
What is the Trombone?
200
In 6/8 time, a dotted quarter note is equal to _____ eighth notes?
What is 3?
200
This composer wrote music even after losing his hearing and is known for his “Symphony No. 9.”
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
200
This elegant string instrument is played by plucking strings with the fingers and is known for its tall, triangular frame.
What is the harp?
200
poco= a little
piu= more
mosso = agitated
What you would do if you saw poco piu mosso while playing
What is "go a little faster"
300
Often mistaken for a small tuba, this brass instrument has a conical bore and a gentle, mellow tone.
What is the euphonium?
300
Which mode/scale follows this specific pattern of whole (W) and half (H) steps: W–W–H–W–W–W–H.
What is the major scale?
300
This famous Austrian composer wrote “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” and started writing music when he was only five years old.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
300
How many pitched notes does this instrument have?
None. The bass drum is not a pitched instrument
300
In jazz, a riff refers to this.
What is a short repeated musical phrase?
400
What kind of instrument is the Indian tabla (drum, woodwind, bell, etc...)
What is drum 
400
Which scale follows this specific pattern of whole (W) and half (H) steps: W–W–W–H–W–W–H.
What is lydian?
400
This Italian composer wrote “The Four Seasons,” a set of violin concertos that describe spring, summer, fall, and winter.
Who is Antonio Vivaldi?
400
This instrument family still uses animal hyde glue over synthetic for assembly for higher quality instruments (Hint: it is not a concert band instrument)
What is the violin family?
400
The French horn is actually of this country’s origin, despite its name.
What is Germany?
500
In both woodwinds and brass, players change their pitch by adjusting this on the instrument.
What is the air column/tuning slide
500
This system of tuning divides the octave into 12 equal semitones.
What is equal temperament?
500
The first aerophone instrument to be used (think logically rather than historically)
What is the human voice?
500
The name of this instrument( extra points if you can guess the name of the other instrument as well. Hint: it starts with 'S')
What is sousaphone and saxhorn?
500
The first song to ever be "sung" by an electronic device ever in 1961
What is Daisy Bell?