Note Names
This is the note name that occurs on the third line of the bass clef staff.
What is the note name "D"?
This instrument has 6 strings (traditionally) and is used in most popular music in lots of cultures.
What is the guitar?
This composer wrote hundreds of marches including the United States National march, "The Stars and Stripes Forever."
Who is John Philip Sousa?
This is a genre of American roots music that developed in the 1940s in the Appalachian region of the United States.
What is bluegrass?
This note value receives 2 beats in 4/4 time.
What is a half note?
This is the note name that occurs on the second line of the treble clef staff.
What is the note name "G"?
This instrument in the highest sounding member of the brass family.
What is the trumpet?
This composer wrote the piece "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" originally for organ, but it was later arranged for orchestra and included in the 1940 Disney film, "Fantasia."
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
This genre of music is very broad and describes music that is popular in the mainstream.
What is "pop" music?
This note value receives one and a half beats in 4/4 time.
What is a dotted-quarter note?
This is the note name that occurs on the ledger line between the treble and bass clef staves.
What is the note name "C"?
This instrument in the lowest sounding woodwind instrument in the symphony orchestra.
What is the contra-bassoon?
This composer wrote the music for the film "West Side Story" that was originally released in the early 1960s but was remade by Disney in 2022. The music remained the same.
Who is Leonard Bernstein?
This genre is is characterized by dominant vocals and strong use of harmony with Christian lyrics.
What is gospel music?
This note value receives one half of a beat in 4/4 time.
What is an eighth note?
This is the note name that occurs on the top line of the treble clef staff.
What is the note name "F"?
This is actually a set of instruments that are very similar and can provide a complete rhythmic structure for many popular music ensembles.
What is the drum set (AKA trap set)?
This composer wrote a famous piece known as the "5th Symphony in C minor." It was the first featured work of Disney's "Fantasia 2000."
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
This is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime.
What is jazz?
This note value receives 2 beats in fast 6/8 time.
What is a dotted half note?
This is the note name that occurs right below the bottom line of the treble clef staff.
What is the note name "D"
This instrument has 88 black and white keys and can be played as a featured instrument or also as an accompaniment to other instruments.
What is the piano?
This composer was also a jazz pianist and wrote many pieces for his jazz band (orchestra) in the 1940s and 1950s. He wrote the piece "Take the 'A' Train."
Who is Duke Ellington?
This genre is a serious or conventional music following long-established principles rather than a folk, jazz, or popular tradition.
What is classical music?
This note value receives 1 beat in slow 6/8 time.
What is an eighth note?