Instruments
An instrument that has 88 black and white "keys" that are pressed down to strike strings.
Piano
"Here comes the mail van, _____________"
"Up the street and down"
The steady pulse that continues throughout a song. It's what people tend to tap their foot to when listening to music, and also something that hearts do.
Beat
An early legend of Jazz, born in New Orleans, famous for his trumpet playing and singing. Also known by the nicknames "Pops" and "Satchmo". 'What a wonderful' musician he was!
Louis Armstrong
The words "Xylo" and "Phone" translate to these words in Greek.
"Wood" and "Sound"
An instrument that uses a single reed mouthpiece and is shaped like a tube, typically colored black and silver.
Clarinet
"This little light of mine, ____________"
"I'm gonna let it shine"
How fast or slow a piece of music is, measured in Beats Per Minute and often described by words like "Allegro" "Presto" "Adagio" or "Largo". Not always the same the whole way through a piece of music.
Tempo
"The Queen of Soul" who was most famous for singing, and was also an extraordinary pianist and composer. She certainly demands everybody's R-E-S-P-E-C-T!
Aretha Franklin
A style of music that started in New Orleans and was played by artists such as Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, and Duke Ellington.
Jazz
A popular instrument that can be acoustic or electric and has 6 strings (also the instrument that Seattle legend Jimi Hendrix was famous for playing.)
Guitar
"Bate Bate ____________"
"Chocolate"
A specific duration of silence in a piece of music.
Rest
A famous folk musician who wrote, arranged, and adapted countless folk classics such as "If I had a Hammer" and "We Shall Overcome"
Pete Seeger
A composer famous for scoring such films as "Star Wars" "Indiana Jones" and "Harry Potter", plus many many more!
John Williams
An instrument that fits in your pocket and uses several reeds to produce sound. Often heard in blues music, and sometimes played by artists while playing guitar at the same time.
Harmonica
"____________ before she went away"
"Remember September"
How high or low a sound is. Technically measured in Hertz (Hz) but typically represented by note letters (A, Ab, A#, B, Bb, C, etc.)
Pitch
An artist who was an exceptional composer, keyboard player, and singer, who also spent years campaigning to have a federally recognized "Martin Luther King Jr. Day" - and even wrote a "Happy Birthday" song in Dr. King's honor!
Stevie Wonder
A style of dance that uses large bamboo poles. It is the national dance of the Philippines.
Tinikling
An instrument that uses a mouthpiece and a slide to adjust pitch. Commonly referred to as the best instrument in the world.
Trombone
"Way down in the forest where nobody goes, there's a _______________"
Wishy Washy Washer Woman
Harmony
The former drummer for Nirvana, who also sings and plays guitar in Foo Fighters.
Dave Grohl
A song traditionally sung on New Years Eve in many parts of the world, including across America, as well as where the song originates from: Scotland.
Auld Lang Syne