Show:
Counting
Notes
Definitions
Historical Figures
Instrument Groups
100
How many beats does a dotted half note get?
3
100
What note gets four beats?
Whole Note
100
What does it mean to Crescendo?
Get Louder
100
Yo-Yo Ma plays this instrument
Chello
100
The four most important members of this instrument group are the violin, the viola, the cello and the bass
String
200
How many beats does a half note get?
2
200
What note gets one beat?
Quarter Note
200
The term 'Ritardando' means what?
Play the Music Slower
200
Define 'Child Prodigy' ; Give one example of a CLASSICAL MUSICIAN that was deemed to be one.
Mozart, Chopin, ect.
200
Instruments use a small piece of wood called a reed to produce their vibration
Woodwind
300
How many beats does a dotted quarter note get?
one and a half
300
What note gets two beats?
Half Note
300
What does it mean to Decrescendo?
To play softer and softer
300
At what age did Mozart compose his first symphony?
8
300
Made of Shiny Materials
Base
400
How many beats does a whole note get?
4
400
What note gets three beats?
Dotted Half Note
400
What is the point of a slur?
To play legato or smoothly; to blend notes together.
400
Some of his most important works were composed during the last 10 years of his life, when he was quite unable to hear
Ludwig Van Beethoven
400
How many instrument groups are in a typical symphony?
4
500
How many beats does a half rest get?
2
500
Eighth Note
1/2
500
What is the use of a Fermata?
a fermata is a musical notation that indicates it is to be prolonged by an unspecified amount.
500
Who composed Toccata and Fugue in D minor?
Johann Sebastian Bach
500
Wooden xylophones and metal glockenspiels are good examples of what types of instruments?
percussion Or Orff Instruments