This man went deaf before he finished composing his greatest Symphonies.
Beethoven.
100
This has a single row of bars, sometimes made out of wood, sometimes metal, and is hit with a special kind of stick with a ball on the end.
A xylophone.
100
The stick used to hit a xylophone is called this.
A mallet.
100
Rap - is it SOUND or MUSIC?
Music - the words are to a BEAT/rhythm.
100
Has this many strings.
Six (6).
200
This man wrote a song for Organ 300 years ago that was used in the movie "Pirates of the Carribean."
Bach
200
This has about 50 vertical strings, is played sitting down with both hands strumming back and forth along the strings.
The harp.
200
This is a collection of organized sounds.
MUSIC!
200
Someone shouting at recess.
is it SOUND or MUSIC?
Sound - there is no organization.
200
To change the notes either up or down in tuning, you must use these things.
The tuning pegs.
300
This man was from LAWRENCE! He probably went to this school when it was a high school.
Leonard Bernstein
300
This is the only instrument that is usually played STANDING UP. It looks like a huge violin.
The string bass.
300
This person directs an orchestra, band, or chorus.
A conductor.
300
A person beatboxing in the cafeteria.
is it SOUND or MUSIC?
Music - the sounds are to a BEAT.
300
Most people play using this little piece of plastic instead of their fingers to pluck the strings.
A pick.
400
This man was from France and wrote music that was supposed to sound like different animals.
Saint-Saens.
400
This is not blown, pushed, pressed, touched, or plucked, and yet was probably the first instrument ever used.
The voice.
400
When a person plays an instrument at the front of the orchestra, it is called this.
A concerto (kon-chair-toe).
400
A student tapping a desk randomly with her pencil.
is it SOUND or MUSIC?
Sound - it is RANDOM. If she put a specific rhythm to it, it would become music.
400
When you move your arm up and down over the strings producing a sound, you are using this technique.
Strumming.
500
This man is still alive, living & composing music in VERMONT. He was our composer in January. (Miss Wolcott met him when she was in high school).
David Ludwig
500
This is a bunch of different instruments of similar kind that are played sitting down, used mostly in jazz and rock, hit with a pair of sticks or brushes.
The drumset.
500
Piano, xylophone, and drums are all in this FAMILY of instruments.
Percussion family.
500
Tap dancers' shoes clicking in a recital.
is it SOUND or MUSIC?
Music! it is organized sounds that are supposed to make a specific rhythm.
500
Name at least one of the CHORDS that we played this year so far (there are about 5 possibilities).
A2 (two fingers)
e minor (two fingers)
G major (four fingers)
D major (three fingers)
C major (three fingers)