Rhythm Rockers
Articulation Station
Vocabulary
Holiday Music
Potpourri
100

This note is 4 beats of sound.

Whole Note
100

This curved line connects notes of the same name and adds their value together.

Tie

100

The small mp written below music refers to the dynamic or volume, and tells you to play this dynamic level. 

Mezzo piano or medium soft.

100
This accessory made Frosty the Snowman come to life.

Old Silk Halt

100

This item can often be found 'spying' on children to make sure they're behaving in the month of December.

Elf on a Shelf

200

This note is half a beat of sound.

Eighth Note

200

This curved line connects notes of different letter names and means to blow continuously and not stop your air between them.

Slur

200

Tempo refers to this aspect of music.

Speed

200

This Christmas-themed ballet was written by the composer Tchaikovsky.

The Nutcracker

200

According to tradition, children get this in their stockings if they are on the naughty list.

A lump of coal

300

This is how many beats you would get if you tied a whole note to a half note.

6 beats

300

This curved line with a dot under it often comes at the end of music and means to hold the note until the conductor cuts off.


Fermata

300

If a piece of music tells you to crescendo, you should do this.

Gradually get louder.

300

Complete the lyrics:  Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful...

Since there's no place to go

300

The Menorah, the candelabra used in the celebration of Hanukkah, has this many candles.  

Nine

400

These are the absence of sound.  The have the same length values as notes.

Rests

400

This symbol means to emphasize the note.


Accent

400

This is what the top number of the time signature tells you.

How many beats in a measure.

400

This is the amount of horses that pull the sleigh in Jingle Bells.

One

400
In the movie Elf, these are the four Elf food groups.

Candy, Candy Canes, Candy Corn, Syrup

500

There are four of these notes in one beat.

Sixteenth notes

500

This dot under a note means to play it short and light.

Staccato

500

This is the information that a key signature gives you.

Sharps or flats that carry throughout the whole song.

500

In the 12 days of Christmas, the giver sends 8 of these.

Maids a-milking

500

In original claymation movie Rudolph, Hermie the elf wants to be this instead of a toy-builder.

Dentist