Music Theory
This tells you how many beats are in a measure, and what kind of note receives one beat.
What is a time signature?
In a 4/4 time signature, this note is worth half a beat.
What is an eighth note?
A smaller version of the flute.
What is a piccolo?
The town that Mr. Kurk and his wife (Bandlady) live in.
What is Watseka?
This symbol makes a note shorter.
What is a staccato?
This symbol makes a note sound one half step higher.
What is a sharp?
The number of beats a dot following a note is worth.
What is half the value of the note?
The three types of saxophones you normally see in a jazz band.
What are alto, tenor, and bari?
The name of Mr. Kurk's oldest daughter.
Who is Matilda (or Tilly)?
This symbol tells you to gradually get louder.
What is a crescendo?
This tells you what flats and sharps should be played throughout a piece of music.
What is a key signature?
The counting system used for sixteenth notes.
What is 1 e + a?
2 e + a
3 e + a
4 e + a
A percussion instrument with wooden bars that is set up like a piano.
What is a xylophone?
The name of Mr. Kurk's youngest daughter.
Who is Lucy (or Lucinda)?
This tempo marking tells you to play at a "walking speed."
What is andante?
This scale uses every note you can play.
What is a chromatic scale?
This symbol combines notes into a longer sounds.
What is a tie?
The lowest sounding instrument in the brass section.
What is a tuba?
The instrument and Mr. Kurk and Bandlady both play.
All the individual parts of a song are collected onto this sheet that the conductor uses.
What is a score?
The notes of a chord played separately in order.
What is an arpeggio?
This is another name for the 4/4 time signature.
What is common time?
The only brass instrument that is played primarily with the left hand.
What is the french horn?
Mr. Kurk and Bandlady are originally from this state.
What is Kentucky?
This symbol makes a note louder than the notes around it.
What is an accent?