Dynamics
Musical Instruments
Pitch
Note Values
Rhythm & Rests
Music Math (quarter note equals 1 beat)
100
This means quiet.
What is piano?
100
This woodwind instrument is played by holding it sideways and blowing into an aperture hole.
What is a flute?
100
This is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces that each represent a different musical pitch.
What is a staff?
100
This type of note receives 1 beat of sound in 4/4 time.
What is a quarter note ?
100
This rest looks like a squiggly line.
What is a quarter rest?
100
One quarter note plus one quarter note.
What is 2 beats?
200
This means loud.
What is forte?
200
This instrument is the largest of the brass family, and is often called the bass of the ensemble.
What is a tuba?
200
These are the letters in the musical alphabet.
What is ABCDEFG ?
200
This type of note receives 4 beats of sound in 6/4 time.
What is a whole note ?
200
This rest appears on the middle line of the staff.
What is a half rest?
200
One half note plus one half note.
What is 4 beats?
300
This means to gradually increase in volume.
What is crescendo?
300
This curved woodwind instrument is often gold in color.
What is a saxophone?
300
This symbol raises the pitch by half a step
What is a sharp?
300
This note receives 2 beats of sound in 2/4 time.
What is a half note ?
300
This rest is sometimes referred to as an "upside down hat".
What is a whole rest?
300
One quarter note plus one half note.
What is 3 beats?
400
This means to gradually decrease in volume.
What is decrescendo?
400
This percussion instrument is made of wood bars, played by a set of hard mallets, and is shaped like a piano keyboard.
What is a xylophone?
400
This symbol lowers the pitch by half a step.
What is a flat?
400
This note receives 1/2 of a beat in 4/4 time.
What is an eighth note?
400
What is "blue, blue, jello, blue".
400
One quarter note plus one whole note
What is 5 beats?
500
This means very loud.
What is fortissimo?
500
Brass instruments are played by using this technique.
What is lip buzzing?
500
This symbol cancels out the effect of a sharp or flat and returns the pitch to its original state as defined by the key signature.
What is a natural?
500
Two of these notes equal one beat of sound in 5/4 time.
What is an eighth note?
500
What is "jello, blue, rest, blue".
500
One half note plus one whole note.
What is 6 beats?
600
This means very very soft.
What is pianississimo?
600
This instrument is part of the brass family and is the only one that uses a slide rather than valves.
What is a trombone?
600
This is the main tune of a song/piece.
What is melody?
600
Four of these notes equal one beat of sound in 3/4 time.
What is a sixteenth note?
600
This rest resembles a small number 7.
What is an eighth rest?
600
One whole note divided by one half note.
What is 2 beats?