The Planets
The Orchestra
Rhythm
Words and Definitions
Ms Watson
100

This is the closest planet to the sun

What is Mercury?
100

Brass instruments only have this many buttons.

What is three?

100

This note is worth one beat.

What is a quarter note? (Ta)

100

The musical word for speed.

What is tempo?

100

Ms Watsons eye's are this colour.

What is blue?

200

Why didn't the composer write a song about Pluto?

It hadn't been discovered yet.

200

This family is anything that you hit, scrape, or shake.

What is the percussion family?

200

This note is worth two beats.

What is a half note? (two-oo, ta-aa, long note)

200

The musical word for volume.

What is dynamics?

200

Ms Watson grew up in this flat province.

What is Saskatchewan?

300

Neptune is special because it is the only song that features this instrument.

What is singing?

300

This instrument sounds like bells but looks like a piano.

What is the celeste?

300

This note is worth one beat of SILENCE!

What is a quarter note rest? (Shh, or *open hands*)

300

The word for a group of classical musicians that play together.

What is an orchestra?

300
Ms Watson started playing these TWO instruments when she was five years old.

What is the piano and the violin.

400

The first song in the planets is not Mercury, it's actually this planet.

What is Mars.

400

This instrument is the biggest member of the string family.

What is the double bass?

400
A pair of eighth notes is worth this many beats.

What is one beat?

400

The name of the person leading a group of musicians.

What is a conductor?

400

Ms Watson's favourite winter hobby.

What is snowboarding?

500

This is the name of the composer of the Planets.

Who is Gustav Holst?

500

All woodwind instruments need this special piece in order to make sound. (Except the flute)

What is a reed?
500

Rhythm changes while ____ stays the same.

What is the beat?

500
The name for a person that writes music.

What is a composer?

500

The name of Ms Watson's dog.

What is Buster?