Key Signature
Rhythm
Instruments
Vocabulary
Dynamics and Symbols
100

I have one flat. Which Key signature am I?

F Major or D Minor

100
What is a whole rest?

4 quarter notes of silence

100

Which woodwind instrument is played by blowing across the whole instead of using a reed?

Flute

100

What is the Italian word that describes the speed or pace at which a piece of music is played?

Tempo

100

What is fortissimo?

The dynamic marking that tells you to play loudly.

200

How many flats are in b flat major?

Two flats

200

What is a dotted half note?

A note that is held for 3 quarter notes.

200

Which brass instrument do you have to put your hand into to get a sharper, clearer sound?

French Horn

200

What is the word for the single, distinct tune that forms the main part of the song?

Melody

200

What is a slur?

A curved line that connects two or more notes, telling us that they should be played smoothly without any breaks.

300

What is the order of flats?

BEADGCF

300

What is ritardando?

In Italian, it means to gradually slow down the tempo.

300

Which heavy brass instrument is the lowest pitched of its family?

Tuba

300

What is it called when there are multiple notes played to create a balance of different tunes/notes?

Harmony

300

What does NB stand for?

NB stands for "No breath", telling you to not pause and take a breath.

400

How many sharps are in c flat major?

None

400

What is the note that is split into three per beat?


Triplet

400

Which percussion instrument uses wooden bars played with mallets?

Marimba

400

What is the pyramid of sound?

The balance concept with the lower-pitched instruments on the outer, bigger bubble, and as the pitches of different instruments gets higher, the bubbles get smaller. It starts with the Tuba and Euphonium, and ends with Flute and Oboe.

400
What is a crescendo?

A music symbol that tells you to gradually get louder.

500

How many flats in g flat major?

Six flats

500

What is syncopation? 

It's a type of rhythm that shifts the accent of to weak or off beats.

500

Pick whichever instruments are double reeded:

1. Clarinet

2. Saxophone

3. Oboe

4. Flute

5. Bassoon

3. Oboe and 5. Bassoon

500

Which musical scale is built entirely out of 12 half steps?

Chromatic scale

500

Which Italian instruction directs a performer to repeat from the Segno symbol and then skip to the final Coda section?

DS Al Coda