Notes
Mr. Long
Definitions
All in the Family
I Got Rhythm
100

I have 5 lines and 4 spaces

What is a Staff?

100

Mr. Long's favorite drink

What is coffee?

100

Tempo

What is the speed of the beat?

100

Clarinet, flute, saxophone 

What is the woodwind family?

100

1 beat

What is a quarter note

200

I am at the beginning of a staff

What is a Clef?

200

Mr. Long dressed up as this for Halloween in 2025 (this school year)

What is an astronaut?

200

Forte

What is loud?

200

Trumpet, tuba, trombone

What is the brass family?

200

This part of a rhythm is silent: still counted, but not played or sung

What is a rest?

300

The notes of the 5 lines on the treble clef

What is EGBDF?

300

Mr. Long graduated from this university

What is Fort Hays State? 

300

A song that represents a country: ours is "The Star Spangled Banner"

What is a national anthem?

300

Guitar, viola, cello

What is the string family?

300

1 sound over 2 beats: a 2 count note

What is a half note?

400

The notes on the 4 spaces of the treble clef

What is FACE?

400

Mr. Long studied this language in college, attending a language academy in Costa Rica for a summer

What is Spanish?

400

The steady pulse of music

What is the beat?

400

Tambourine, cymbals, snare

What is the percussion family?

400

There are 8 of these in one measure of 4/4

What is an eighth note?

500
These 7 letters make up our musical alphabet

What is ABCDEFG?

500

This quality of Mr. Long's cat makes it an ironic pet for a music teacher

What is deaf?

500

The qualities of a sound that make it unique

What is timbre?

500

Even though it doesn't look like its family members, piano belongs to this instrument family

What is Percussion?

500

These two rests look similar but one is upside down

What are whole and half rests?