Terminology
Note and Rest Names
Instruments
Genres of Music
Mrs. Brown Fun Facts
100

How fast or slow a piece of music is

Tempo

100

Note that gets 2 beats

Half Note

100

Small version of a guitar; native to Hawaii

Ukulele

100

Use guitars, fiddles, and banjos; popular primarily in the southern part of the USA

Country

100

What kind of pet does Mrs. Brown have?

Dog

200
The line sticking up from the half, quarter, and eighth note

Stem

200

Rest that gets one beat

Quarter Rest

200

Percussion instruments that have a handle with a hollowed-out top; put beans or rice in and shake them around. Native to the country of Mexico

Maracas

200

Recently rose to success in the US but has been successful in other countries for some time. Music is sung in a different language but is a type of popular music

K-Pop

200

How many siblings does Mrs. Brown have?

0

300

The beat of the music; how long the notes are

Rhythm

300

Note that gets 4 beats

Whole Note

300

Colorful tubes that you hit on the ground to get a certain sound. The length of the tube depends on how high or how low the sound will be.

Boomwhackers

300

Usually orchestras/bands without vocals; one of the oldest genres of music. Associated with composers like Bach, Beethoven, etc.

Classical Music

300

What was Mrs. Brown's primary instrument throughout middle/high school and in college?

Trombone

400

The five lines that music is written on

Staff

400
Note that gets one beat

Quarter Note

400

Drum native to a tribe in Africa that, when squeezed under your arm, sounds like it is communicating to other tribes by changing pitch.

Talking Drum

400

Music created for the sole purpose of people singing along to it. The main words are missing but are intended to have someone sing with it.

Karaoke

400

Who is Mrs. Brown's favorite Avenger?

Hulk

500

The pitch going up and down; it is what you sing when you sing a song (Hint: the skin and hair ;))

Melody
500

Rest that gets half a beat

Eighth Rest

500

In the same family as a flute or a fife, this instrument is played using air and covering/uncovering holes. Most children are taught it in the fourth grade in school.

Recorder

500

Use digital devices to create these sounds; mostly electric instruments are used and is a relatively "new" genre of music

Techno

500

Where did Mrs. Brown go to college? (Hint: it's in the mountains)

Western Carolina University