Elements of Music
Musical Instruments and Families
Famous Composers and their best-known works
& Humanities
R-MIS
100

The speed at which music is played, this word is Italian for "time"...

Tempo

100

The guitar, harp, and violin are examples of instruments in this family...

Strings

100

Austrian born, this composer was writing music by the age of 5. His operas, symphonies, sonatas, and other types of compositions are still widely studied and performed to this day...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

100
This man is famous for creating characters like Mickey Mouse, going on to adapt famous fairy tales as children's films...

Walt Disney

100

Our fearless leaders, tell me the names of our Principal and Vice Principal...

Mr. Cornewll and Mrs. McCall

200
An aspect of rhythm and denoted by the time signature, this is the basic unit of time in music...

Beat

200

Instruments is this family generally produce sound after being hit or shaken...

Percussion

200

This German baroque composer was an outstanding harpsichordist, organist, and organ builder. Famous for works like the Brandenburg Concertos and The Well-Tempered Clavier... 

J.S. Bach

200

I'd hate to have this Bad-Blood between us and be the Anti-Hero, let's Shake it off by listening to this artist...

Taylor Swift

200

Ms. Bridget, one of the custodians who keep our building running and smiles on all our faces, is very fond of these small yellow creatures. Banana?

Minions

300

This is a sequence of notes that makes a recognizable tune...

Melody

300

These instruments are made of metal, usually the metal in their family's name...

Brass

300

This German composer wrote music during the late classical and early romantic eras of music. Notable works include his 5th Symphony and his 9th Symphony - a choral symphony based on Schiller's poem "Ode to Joy"...

Ludwig Van Beethoven

300

This billionaire is known for owning large portions of companies like Tesla and SpaceX...

Elon Musk

300
What does the acronym R-MIS stand for?

Russell-McDowell Intermediate School

400

This word refers to how high or low a note sounds...

Pitch

400

Although usually made from various metals, the flute is a part of this instrument family...

Woodwinds

400

This composer was from Russia. His ballets are still performed widely today, like Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, which The Paramount Theatre in Ashland puts on annually...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 

400

This actress married Tom Holland in 2026. Longtime "sweethearts", they have starred alongside each other in many films. The Spider Man films are among their most popular...  

Zendaya

400

Our school has a street on both sides, name one of them...

Long St. and Espy Ln.

500

This describes the relationship between two or more notes that sound at the same time...

Harmony

500


There is much debate as to which instrument family the Piano belongs to. 2 potential families are...

Strings

Percussion

Keyboard

500

This piece of music was composed by which of the composers from above...

Beethoven

500

This man was not only the first Native American to win a gold medal at the Olympics, he also played basketball, baseball, and football at the professional level... 

James Francis "Jim" Thorpe

500

We've gained 4 new wonderful educators at R-MIS this year! Tell me the name of one...

Ms. Cantrell, Ms. Newman, Ms. Simmons, and Ms. Sparks