Five lines and four spaces upon which music is written.
What is a staff?
100
A symbol which represents the high notes on the staff.
What is a treble clef?
100
A note which gets one beat.
What is a quarter note?
100
A Classical and Romantic composer of pieces such as Fifth Symphony, Fur Elise and Ode to Joy, who went deaf later in his life.
Who is Beethoven?
100
Time period known for simplicity and balance, during which musical works had names such as "Symphony Number 1", No. 2, No. 3, etc.
Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven were from this time.
What is the Classical time period?
200
The speed of the beat.
What is tempo?
200
F, A, C, E
What is the name of the treble clef spaces?
200
A note which gets two beats.
What is a half note?
200
A twentieth century African-American composer who popularized a style of music called ragtime.
Who is Scott Joplin?
200
Time period in which the opera and orchestra began. Music was polyphonic, and the melody contained trills, and flourishes. Bach and Vivaldi were two composers from this time.
What is the Baroque time period?
300
The loudness and softness of music.
What is dynamics?
300
E, G, B, D, F
What are the names of the treble clef lines?
300
A note which gets four beats.
What is a whole note?
300
A Classical composer and musical prodigy, famous for "Einne Klein Nachtmusik" and "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."
Who is Mozart?
300
This time period is known for the development of music notation. Music was mostly monophonic, and sacred music was very important.
What is the Medieval time period?
400
A symbol which indicates the number of beats grouped together in measures.
What is time signature?
400
A, C, E, G
What are the names of the bass cleff spaces?
400
A note which gets three beats.
What is a dotted half note?
400
A Baroque composer, violinist and organist who composed such great works as "Toccata and Fugue" and "Fugue in G minor", known for his ability to improvise.
Who is Bach?
400
This time period saw a growth in the orchestra, and music was dramatic and colorful. Program music and nationalism were popular. Composers were Beethoven, Tchaichovsky and Grieg.
What is the Romantic time period?
500
A symbol which means to get gradually louder.
What is crescendo?
500
G, B, D, F, A
What are the names of the bass cleff lines?
500
A note which gets 1/2 a beat.
What is an eighth note?
500
Romantic composer who is known for "The Nutcracker Suite" and "Sleeping Beauty".
Who is Tchaichovsky?
500
This time period is known as the "rebirth". A secular, accapella style of vocal music known as the madrigal became popular.