Instrument Families
Oldest woodwind instrument, discovered around 900 B.C.
Flute
Music group that appeared in the early 20th century
Concert Band
Genre with repeating choruses and hooks, a verse-chorus structure
Pop
The element of music that includes tempo, meter, and phrasing
Rhythm
Influential composers include Franz Schubert, Ludwig Van Beethoven, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Classical
Brass instrument with a large tuning slide used to change the pitch
Trombone
Music group that has a "concertmaster"
Orchestra
Genre that originated in the Bronx, NY and gained popularity in the 1980s and 90s
Hip-Hop
Element of music that refers to the volume of a piece of music
Dynamics
Influential composers include Peter Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Gustav Mahler
Romantic
Three different categories: unpitched, pitched, and auxiliary
Percussion
Music group that first appeared and performed in 1887 at a Notre Dame football game
Genre that uses deliberately inorganic sounds, like the 303 synth and 808 drum machine
Electronic Dance Music (EDM)
Element of music that refers to the arrangement and order of parts or sections of the music
Form
Influential composers include Claudio Monteverdi, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Antonio Vivaldi
Baroque
Large string instrument that is played sitting down
Cello
Music group that uses improvisation often
Jazz Band
Genre in which artists produced under independent labels
Alternative
Element that refers to the relationship between the layers of sound or lines or voices
Texture
Influential composers include Arnold Schoenberg, Bela Bartok, and Igor Stravinsky
Modern
The two double reed instruments found in concert band and orchestra
Oboe and bassoon
The two smaller music groups
Percussion Ensemble and Choir
Genre whose influential artists include James Brown, Prince, and Lionel Richie
Funk
Element that refers to every instrument having its own unique sound
Timbre
Influential composers include Philip Glass, Aaron Copland, Sergei Prokofiev, and Lin-Manuel Miranda
Contemporary