Music History
Note Values
Foreign Terms
Note Names
Musical Symbols
Instrument Families
100
This German composer wrote music in the Romantic era and continued to compose even after becoming completely deaf
Ludwig van Beethoven
100
This note is worth this many beats
One
100
This Italian term is the musical word for speed
Tempo
100
This note is on the bottom line of the treble clef
E
100
This musical symbol raises a note one half-step
Sharp
100
This instrument belongs to this family
Woodwind
200
This classical era composer wrote over 600 works, began composing at the age of 5, and is known for composing the children’s song “Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
200
An eighth note is worth this many beats
One half
200
This Italian term is the musical word for volume.
Dynamics
200
This note is on the second space of the treble clef
A
200
This symbol tells us how many sharps or flats a piece of music has
Key signature
200
The double bass belongs to this family
Strings
300
Hip Hop music was reportedly created in this American city
New York
300
This rest is worth this many beats
Two
300
This Italian term means "medium loud"
Mezzo forte
300
This note is on the top space of the bass clef
G
300
This musical symbol cancels a sharp or a flat
Natural
300
The timpani is part of this instrument family
Percussion
400
This keyboard instrument was invented around 1700 and given its name because it could play both loud and soft
Piano (aka Pianoforte)
400
This note is worth three beats
Dotted half
400
Crescendo means "becoming gradually ________"
Louder
400
This note sits in the space below the first line in the treble clef
D
400
The six stands for this
There are 6 beats in each bar
400
This is the number of reeds used by a bassoon player
Two
500
On Christmas Eve during WWI, a “Christmas Truce” occurred in which both German and Allied soldiers ceased fighting and joined together to sing this song
Silent Night
500
This note is worth six beats
Dotted whole
500
The coda is this part of a piece of music
The ending
500
This note is on the first ledger line below the treble clef
Middle C
500
This is another name for B-sharp
C
500
These are five instruments in the brass family
TRUMPET, TROMBONE, FRENCH HORN, TUBA, BARITONE