Time Signatures Instruments Clefs and their Pitches Percussion Instruments and Techniques Musical Terms
100
What is 4?
There are this many beats in each measure in 4/4 time.
100
What is a trombone?
This brass instrument uses a slide rather than keys or valves to change pitch.
100
What is the treble clef?
This clef indicates second line "G". It is also sometimes called the "G" clef.
100
What is a paradiddle?
This snare drum rudiment is played with the sticking: "R L R R L R L L".
100
What is "mezzo forte"? (mf)
In Italian, this literally means "medium loud". It is the "normal volume" in a concert band.
200
What is 6?
There are this many beats in each measure in 6/8 time.
200
What is a flute?
This woodwind instrument doesn't actually use any wood at all! (It originally was made out of a hollowed out piece of wood, hence the classification.)
200
What is the bass clef?
This clef indicates 4th line "F". It is also sometimes called the "F" clef.
200
What is a triangle?
This geometric instrument is played with a "beater".
200
What is "Crescendo"?
A term in music that means "to get gradually louder, over time".
300
What is a quarter note?
This kind of note carries the beat in 3/4 time.
300
What is a tuba?
This instrument is the lowest sounding brass instrument. It's so large, there is even a version you can wear!
300
What is "C"?
On treble clef, this note can be found on the 3rd space.
300
What is a bass drum?
This instrument often makes use of a towel or blanket to change it's sound.
300
What is a "measure" or "bar"? (both answers accepted)
A basic division of music, at the start of each one of these you start over your counting at "one".
400
What is an eighth note?
This kind of note carries the beat in 3/8 time.
400
What is a piano?
This instrument uses 88 hammers to strike a pitched string.
400
What is "D"?
On bass clef, this note can be found on the third line.
400
What is a tambourine?
This circular instrument sometimes also has a drum head stretched across one side, but even simply shaking it can make a sound.
400
What is a "melody"?
This part of a piece of music is the "tune". It is the part you might hum along to once you know it!
500
What is a whole note?
This kind of note carries the beat in 4/1 time?
500
What is a baritone saxophone?
This instrument is the lowest sounding instrument in the saxophone family.
500
What is "middle C"?
This "central" note is one ledger line above the bass clef staff, and also one ledger line below the treble clef staff.
500
What is a marimba?
This pitched instrument is setup much like a piano, but is many pieces of pitched wood that is struck with a yarn-wrapped mallet. It has the widest range of any pitched percussion instrument.
500
What is "Adagio"?
A term meaning "extremely slow". Also found in the title of a famous piece of music "for Strings" by Samuel Barber.






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