These are extra lines that extend above and beyond the staff to make more notes possible.
What are ledger lines?
100
You're playing too softly! I cant hear you! Use this symbol to go from soft to loud gradually.
What is a crescendo?
100
This tempo name means fast and lively.
What is "vivace"?
100
This is the total number of beats you get when you add a quarter rest plus a half note plus a watermelon (four-sixteenth notes).
What is 4?
100
Mrs. Erlandson and Mrs. Brown both grew up in this state.
What is South Dakota?
200
These are placed on the staff to create equal groupings of beats called measures.
What are barlines?
200
If you see this ff marking in music, you need to play or sing very loud.
What is fortissimo?
200
If you want to gradually increase the speed of music, this is the word you should use.
What is "accelerando"?
200
Name a note that is equivalent to 2 quarter rests.
What is a half note?
200
Mrs. Brown is a student teaching candidate from this college.
What is Crown College?
300
Found at the beginning of a staff, this symbol determines where certain pitches are located on the staff.
What is a treble and/or bass clef?
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY--This word means "medium" and is often paired with "piano" and "forte".
What is "mezzo"?
300
If it's a medium tempo you're looking for, this is perfect for you!
What is "moderato"?
300
When you add a dot to a whole note, you now have this many beats.
What is 6?
300
Mrs. Erlandson lives in this suburb on Minneapolis and St. Paul.
What is Prior Lake?
400
Without this vital piece of information, which can be found near the clef at the beginning of a song, you won't know how many beats are in a measure or what note value equals one beat.
What is a time signature?
400
This is the opposite of crescendo.
What is decrescendo?
400
Slow down! You're going too fast! Use this word to indicate a gradual slowing of the tempo.
What is "ritardando"?
400
You could add this note value to a dotted quarter note to equal 2 beats.
What is an eighth note?
400
Mrs. Erlandson's hometown is home to this world famous, yet very corny, tourist attraction.
What is the Corn Palace?
500
When you combine a treble clef and a bass clef with a bracket, the result is this.
What is a grand staff?
500
This term is more than a musical instrument. It also means to play softly.
What is "piano"?
500
Try to see how fast you can play or sing music by using this tempo.
What is "prestissimo"?
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY--If you have 7 beats in a measure and you already have a coconut, an eighth rest, an eighth note, and a quarter rest, you need to add one of these to make the measure complete.