Rhythms
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100

How many beats are in a quarter note? (ta)

1


100

What does forte mean?

Loud


100

What family of instruments is the violin in?

String Family?


100

How old am I?

27

100

What is our room number?

Rocky Hill: 44

Lincoln: 34

200

How many beats in an eighth note?

1/2


200

What does mezzo piano mean?

Medium quiet/Medium soft

200

Name at least 3 woodwind instruments.

Any: Flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, saxophone.


200

What color was my hair in college?

Orange


200

Rocky Hill: How many rows of chairs do we use in band?

Lincoln: Without cheating, which color row has an extra chair?

Rocky Hill: 4

Lincoln: Green Team


300

How many beats in a dotted half note?

3

300

What does presto mean?

Very Fast


300

What two families does the piano belong to?

String and Percussion


300

What is my primary instrument?

Cello


300

Rocky Hill: What instrument is featured in the painting when you walk in?

Lincoln: What important item/mechanism am I missing from my room?

Rocky Hill: Clarinet

Lincoln: Drinking Fountain


400

How many beats in a half rest?

2


400

What are dynamics?

Volume, or loud and quiet.


400

Name the four instrument families.

Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion
400
How many years have I been teaching?


2


400

Rocky Hill: What is the true identity of the pear on my cart?

Lincoln: What instrument did I have to put away because of the 4th grade?

Rocky Hill: Shaker

Lincoln: Piano


500

How many beats in a DOTTED QUARTER note?

1 and a half.


500

What do we call the system used to sing higher and lower notes?

Solfege


500

Name 5 percussion instruments.

Snare drum, bass drum, tambourine, piano, glockenspiel, xylophone, cymbals, gong, guiro, chimes, timpani, marimba, vibraphone, shaker, etc.

500

What video game music have I uploaded music covers of?

Genshin Impact


500

What was written on the board at the beginning of the school year?

Welcome to Music!