Musical Notes
Composers
Music Symbols
Kinds of Music
Grab Bag
100

This comes after do and re.

What is mi?

100

The King of Pop, he is famous for songs like Thriller, Beat It & Billy Jean.

Who is Michael Jackson?

100

This symbol (:ll) means to go back to the beginning.

What is a repeat sign?

100

You say the words in rhythm instead of singing them.

What is rap?

100

The note you play when you cover the top hole and back hole of the recorder.

What is B?

200

The name of a silence in music.

What is a rest?

200

This classical composer's 9 symphonies were masterpieces. He shares a name with a movie about a big dog. Schroeder in the Charlie Brown/Peanuts cartoons also loves him.

Who is Beethoven?

200

It's made up of 5 lines and 4 spaces.

What is a staff?

200

This style of music is played by bands like The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin & Metallica. Usually the main instruments are the electric guitar & drums along with a singer.

What is rock music or rock and roll?

200

The end of the keyboard you play to hear low notes.

What is the left side?

300

This is worth one beat of music.

What is a quarter note?

300

Considered one of the best composers of all time, he was a musical genius who wrote his first piece of music at age 5, Wolfgang Amadeus _______________.

Who is Mozart?

300

The name of the top staff (or clef) that has the high notes.

What is treble?

300

The name of the kind of music you sing in a choir.

What is choral music (chorus)?

300

The note on the bottom line of the treble staff.

What is E?

400

This is worth four beats of sound, which is commonly a WHOLE measure.

What is a whole note?

400

This Baroque composer wrote a large number of keyboard works and an enormous amount of church music. His music is still very well known. Johann Sebastian ________.

Who is Bach?

400

This is what you do when you see either of these symbols < or f (forte).

What is sing or play louder?

400

The style of old pieces of music that were written by famous composers like Mozart & Beethoven that are often played by an orchestra.

What is classical music?

400

A person who writes music.

What is a composer?

500

The saying to help you remember the line notes on a treble (high or top) staff.

What is Every Good Boy Does Fine?

500

Born in New York and still composing, he wrote the music for many famous movies including Harry Potter, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Home Alone, ET, and Jurassic Park.

Who is John Williams?

500

This is what you do when you see this on a music staff ll (double bar line).

What is stop?

500

This music started in New Orleans and includes many styles, such as Big Band, Latin & Smooth. It became very popular in the 1920's with musicians like Louis Armstrong.

What is jazz?

500

The kinds of drums we use in the music room.

What are African drums?