Instruments
What family includes the trumpet, trombone, tuba, and french horn?
The brass family
Clef
How many beats does a quarter note get?
1
What is the part of the instrument that brass players buzz into?
mouthpiece
What do you call a person who writes music?
composer
What percussion instrument has bars arranged like a piano keyboard and uses mallets?
Bells, xylophone
What does the word "forte" mean?
loud
How many beats does a half rest get?
2
What is the section of music that tells you to go back to a part of music that you've already played before?
repeat sign
Who wrote the song "Shake it Off"?
Taylor Swift
What is the percussion instrument that crashes together?
cymbals
How many letters does the MUSICAL alphabet use?
7
How many beats does a dotted half note get?
3
What are the loud and soft levels (volume) in music called?
dynamics
Who composed music for ballets like "The Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake"?
Hint: He is Russian, last name starts with a T, and has 11 letters
What instrument(s) use a double reed?
oboe and basson
What does a crescendo do?
Gradually get louder
How many beats do eighth notes get?
1/2
The term used for smooth and connected playing
legato
This musician is known as the "King of Pop"
Michael Jackson
What woodwind instrument is the smallest and highest pitched in the band?
piccolo
What is the distance between two notes called?
Interval
How many beats does a dotted quarter note get?
1 1/2
what is the term used to play notes short, detached, or separated?
staccato
Who is the composer that wrote the song "The Four Seasons"?
Hint: He is Italian, his first name starts with A and has 7 letters, his last name starts with V and has 7 letters
Antonio Vivaldi