Instruments
Music Terms and Symbols
Note Reading and Rhythm
Dynamics and Articulations
Other Stuff
100

A brass instrument that has no valves or keys

What is a trombone

100

The speed of the music

What is tempo

100

Name the 2 clefs used in band

What are treble and bass clefs

100

The dynamic term for playing soft

What is piano

100
The curved line that connects notes that are the same
What is a tie
200

A percussion instrument that is set up like a piano keyboard

What is xylophone, bells, marimba, or vibes

200

The volume of music

What are dynamics

200

Rhythm that is counted 1&, 2&, 3&, 4&

What are eighth notes

200

Articulation: Play the note short and detached

What is staccato

200

This is put at the end of a song or line of music to indicate the end

What is a double bar line

300

The tuba that is used in marching band (hint: it's named after a very famous composer of marches)

What is the sousaphone

300

The musical symbol that connects two notes of different pitches

What is a slur

300

The third space note in your clef

What is e (bass clef) or c (treble)

300

Tells you to play a note with emphasis

What is an accent

300

Three ways to improve tone

What is posture, embouchure, breath support, and/or instrument carriage

400

The largest saxophone in the bandThe french word for how to hold your lips to play an instrument.

What is the bari saxophone

400

The musical term that means loud

What is forte

400

A rhythm that equals 3 beats

What is a dotted half note

400

The definition of mezzoforte

What is medium loud

400

The top number of of the time signature

What is the number of beats per measure

500

The four families of instruments

What are brass, strings, percussion and woodwinds

500

The symbol that tells you to play the line or part of the music again

What is a repeat sign

500

Tells you which notes are flat or sharp in a piece of music

What is a key signature

500
Dynamic that tells you to gradually get louder

What is a crescendo

500

The french word for how to hold your lips to play an instrument

What is "embouchure"