Why was Mozart frustrated with his chickens?

Because they ran around screaming, "Bach! Bach! Bach!"

What do time signatures tell the musician?

How many beats per measure and what what note gets the beat

What does fortepiano mean in music?

Play loudly, then immediately softly

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1
What does this dynamic mean?
Loud
Proud
Piano only
Soft
2
In 4/4 time, how many beats does this note get?
2
1
1/2 of a beat
1/4 of a beat
3
Why was Mozart frustrated with his chickens?
He was allergic
They weren't musical enough
Because they were chickens
Because they ran around screaming, "Bach! Bach! Bach!"
4
What is this symbol?
Eighth Note
Eighth Rest
Sixteenth Rest
Sixteenth Note
5
What do time signatures tell the musician?
How hard or easy the music is
There are that many sharps and flats in the music
How much music is going to be coming in the piece
How many beats per measure and what what note gets the beat
6
What note is this?
B
G
D
F
7
What note is this?
G
D
F
B
8
What is this symbol?
Half Rest
Quarter Note
Half Note
Whole Note
9
What is this symbol?
Eighth Rest
Funny Seven
Sixteenth Rest
Eighth Note
10
What note is this?
G
B
C
E
11
What would the word poco mean in music?
Jump ahead
A little, slow/gradual change
A lot, fast/big change
Back to the beginning
12
What does fortepiano mean in music?
Fairly pretty
We are musically creating a safe place for the piano
Sort of loud, sort of soft
Play loudly, then immediately softly
13
What is this dynamic?
Mezzo Mezzo
Pianissimo
Piano
Mezzo Piano
14
What are these symbols types of?
Dynamics
Key Signatures
Random Numbers
Time Signatures
15
What is the arrow pointing to?
Ending
Double Bar Line
Repeat Sign
Fermata
16
What are the arrows pointing to?
Bar Lines
Clef
Dynamics
Articulation
17
What kind of notes are these?
Half Notes
Staccato
Tenuto
Common Time
18
What note is this?
A
C
B
D
19
What note is this?
E
C
B
G
20
What note is this?
G
E
B
D
21
What kind of notes are these?
Dynamics
Tenuto
Stucco
Staccato
22
What note is this?
C
G
A
E
23
What does this dynamic mean?
Medium Loud
Medium Soft
Very Loud
Very Soft
24
What kind of dynamic is this?
Decrescendo
Greater Than
Diminuendo
Crescendo
25
What is this dynamic?
Fortissimo
Forte Forte
Ferociously Fun
Mezzo Forte
26
What note is this?
C
A
E
F
27
What is this symbol?
Dynamics
Bass Clef
Repeat Sign
Treble Clef
28
In 4/4 time, how many beats does this note get?
3
1
4
2
29
What is this symbol?
Treble Clef
Repeat Sign
Dynamics
Bass Clef
30
What is this symbol?
Quarter Rest
Whole Note
Whole Rest
Half Rest
31
What does this dynamic mean?
Far
Fast
Loud
Filthy
32
What does this dynamic mean?
Medium Soft
Medium Loud
Really Loud
Really soft
33
In 4/4 time, how many beats does this rest get?
1
1/2 of a beat
2
1/4 of a beat
34
What note is this?
G
B
F
D
35
What is this dynamic?
Fine
Forte
Fork
Fleek
36
What is this dynamic?
Piano
Mezzo Piano
Pretty Piano
Pianissimo
37
What note is this?
A
B
D
F
38
What is this dynamic?
Mezzo Piano
Mezzo Youzzo
Medium Fine
Mezzo Forte
39
What would the word ritardando or rit. mean in music?
Really In Tempo
Reaching ahead
Speeding up
Gradually slowing down
40
What would the word accelerando mean in music?
Gradually getting slower
Gradually getting quieter
Gradually getting louder
Gradually getting faster
41
What would the term Allegro mean in music?
Really fast, lively
Medium, not too fast or too slow
Fast, quick and bright
Slow, solemn and gravely
42
What is this dynamic?
Fairly Pretty
Pianoforte
Fortepiano
Forpe
43
What is this symbol?
Eighth Note
Sixteenth Rest
Sixteenth Note
Eighth Rest
44
What do these symbols represent?
Sforzando
Dynamics
Key Signatures
Time Signatures
45
What note is this?
F
C
E
G
46
What note is this?
C
E
B
G
47
What note is this?
C
E
A
G
48
What does sforzando mean in music?
Soft, Fast, Zippy
Sort of Fast
Really quiet
Strong, sudden emphasis
49
What is this symbol?
Quarter Back
Quarter Rest
Quarter Note
Quarter Dollar
50
What note is this?
E
F
A
C
51
What would the word molto mean in music?
A lot, quick/big change
Mole Toe
Shake it off
A little, slow/gradual change
52
What note is this?
B
D
F
G
53
In 4/4 time, how many beats does this rest get?
1/4 of a beat
1
2
1/2 of a beat
54
What would the space between the arrows represent?
A length
A clef
A dynamic
A measure
55
What note is this?
A
G
C
E
56
What note is this?
A
B
F
D
57
What note is this?
G
E
C
A
58
What note is this?
E
A
G
C
59
What do these five lines represent?
Straightness
Piano
Musical Staff
Dynamics
60
What does this dynamic mean?
Really Loud
Medium Quiet
Medium Loud
Really Quiet
61
In 4/4 time, how many beats does this rest get?
4
1/2 of a beat
1
2
62
What is this dynamic?
Mezzo Mezzo
Meezimopiano
Mezzo Piano
Mezzo Forte
63
Why didn't Handel go shopping?
He didn't need to eat
Because he was Boroque
He had minions to do that for him
He was too busy composing
64
What is this symbol?
Quarter Back
Quarter Note
Quarter Rest
Quarter Horse
65
What is this symbol?
Whole Note
Quarter Note
Whole Rest
Circle Note
66
In 4/4 time, how many beats does this note get?
1/4 of a beat
1/2 of a beat
2
1
67
What note is this?
C
G
A
E
68
What is this symbol?
Eighth Rest
Eighth Note
Sixteenth Note
Sixteenth Rest
69
What note is this?
A
D
F
B
70
What note is this?
D
C
B
G
71
What does crescendo mean?
Gradually louder
Less than
Look back
Chopsticks
72
What kind of sign is on the right?
Double Bar
Theory Sign
Bass Clef
Repeat Sign
73
What note is this?
D
F
B
G
74
What would the term Moderato mean in music?
Like a motorcycle
Really fast
Really slow
Moderately, not too fast, not too slow
75
What would the term Lento mean in music?
Walking Tempo
Lots of music
Slowly
Fast
76
What note is this?
E
B
D
G
77
What note is this?
F
B
D
G
78
In 4/4 time, how many beats does this rest get?
1
4
2
3
79
What is this dynamic?
Super Friendly Zebra
Sforzando
Piano
Forte
80
How many conductors does it take to change a lightbulb?
2
No one knows, because no one ever looks at the conductor.
4
3
81
In 4/4 time, how many beats does this note get?
4
3
2
1
82
In 4/4 time, how many beats does this note get?
4
2
1
3
83
What note is this?
F
E
C
A
84
What note is this?
D
G
E
B
85
What kind of dynamic is this?
Accent
Decrescendo
Less Than
Crescendo
86
What do key signatures tell the musician?
Which notes will be sharp or flat, aside from accidentals
How fast the song should go
What the key of the song is
Dynamics
87
What is this symbol?
Top Hat
Half Rest
Half Back
Half Note
88
What note is this?
A
C
G
E
89
What would the term Andante mean in music?
Very slow
Walking Tempo
Really fast
Really quiet
90
What happens when you play Beethoven backwards?
That's impossible
He gets angry
It sounds AMAZING!
He decomposes
91
What note is this?
G
C
E
A
92
What note is this?
E
D
G
B
93
What note is this?
B
G
F
D
94
What would the word Presto mean in music?
Walking tempo
Extremely fast
Really slow
Pressed down
95
What note is this?
A
G
B
C
96
What does decrescendo/diminuendo mean?
Accent
Gradually softer
Greater than
Look ahead
97
What does this dynamic mean?
Really Loud
Medium Loud
Medium Soft
Really Soft
98
Why couldn't Beethoven find his teacher?
Because he was too busy writing wonderful music
Because he was blind
Because he was Haydn
Because he ran around screaming, "Bach! Bach! Bach!"
99
What note is this?
A
C
E
F
100
What note is this?
G
D
F
E

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