A short, lively piece of music, usually for piano.
A short, lively piece of music, usually for piano.
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An instrument that makes sound by the player pushing air from a bag into pipes on the bag. The bag is held under the players arm, and is filled with air by blowing into a pipe. The air comes out of different pipes and the player can cover holes on the pipes to make different notes.
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A slow song that tells a story.
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A theatrical performance that tells a story using music, costumes, sets, and dance.
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A gourd-resonated xylophone, originally from West Africa.
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A string instrument that is like a guitar, but smaller and round. A banjo has five strings, and they make different notes when plucked.
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A measure.
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A boating song from Venice that sounds like the rhythm of rowing a boat.
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A deep male voice, lower than tenor and higher than bass.
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The period of music from around 1600 to 1750. Bach, Vivaldi, and Handel were famous Baroque composers.
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The lowest male voice. The word bass is also used to describe the lowest instruments.
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The bass clef is the bottom five lines in a piece of music, which make the lowest notes. The sign for the bass clef is a backward C followed by two dots.
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The largest drum. It stands upright and is hit on the side. It is used in both orchestras and marching bands.
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A long, narrow woodwind instrument with a double reed. Blowing in it makes the reed move quickly and makes sound. The sound can be changed by opening and closing small holes on the sides.
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A stick used by conductors to guide the musicians or singers.
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The regular rhythmic pattern of music. Time is counted in music by using beats.
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A collection of bells that are worn, often around the ankle of a traditional dancer
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A piece of music in two different sections.
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A Japanese short-necked lute, often used in narrative storytelling.
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A quick French dance.
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A stick with horsehair stretched along it, that is used to play instruments like the violin.
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Family of wind instruments made of metal with a cup-shaped mouthpiece (the part you blow in). Examples of brass instruments are the trumpet, trombone and tuba.
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