Instruments
Composers
The Staff
Vocabulary
Mr. Wyant
100
This instrument has three valves and is the highest member of the brass family.
What is a trumpet?
100
He was a child prodigy and genius, both musical and otherwise. He died very young.
Who is Mozart?
100
This is an acronym used to remember the lines of the treble clef staff.
What is "Every Good Burger Deserves Fries?"
100
This means to perform the music loudly.
What is forte?
100
This is the color of Mr. Wyant's car.
What is dark blue?
200
This instruments has six strings and is typically strummed to produce a sound.
What is a guitar?
200
He was the father of tonal harmony, prestigious church musician, and father to at least 20 children!
Who is Bach?
200
This is the letter name assigned to the second line of the treble clef staff.
What is "G?"
200
This means to gradually get louder.
What is crescendo?
200
This is the highly-ranked music school Mr. Wyant attended for college.
What is THE Indiana University of Pennsylvania?
300
This instrument was created for use in outdoor military bands and has since been adopted as a principal instrument in jazz music.
What is a saxophone?
300
He wrote of the most famous ballets in history, usually performed around Christmas time.
Who is Tchaikovsky?
300
This is the word spelled by the spaces in the treble clef staff.
What is "FACE?"
300
This term describes the speed of the music.
What is tempo?
300
This was Mr. Wyant's major instrument of study in college.
What is percussion?
400
This instrument pre-dates the pianoforte.
What is a harpsichord?
400
He is the most prominent modern composer of film scores.
Who is John Williams?
400
This is the letter name assigned to the third space of the treble clef staff.
What is "C?"
400
This marking tells musicians how many beats are in each measure, as well as what kind of instrument gets the beat.
What is a time signature?
What is meter?
400
This is where Mr. Wyant is currently enrolled as a graduate student in pursuit of his doctoral degree.
What is Boston University?
500
This instrument has a double reed and is one of the lower sounding members of the woodwind family.
What is a bassoon?
500
He was a composer who focused heavily on creating a characteristically "American" sound.
Who is Aaron Copland?
500
These are markings used to place notes above or below the staff.
What are ledger lines?
500
This term refers to vocal music performed without instruments.
What is a cappella?
500
He is Mr. Wyant's favorite wind band composer.
Who is Gustav Holst?
