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Music Theory & Instruments

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This board helps players review Music Theory & Instruments · Middle School through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Notes & Rhythm, Instruments, Scales & Keys, Terms, Music Reading. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.

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  • Notes & Rhythm

    What symbol tells musicians the pitch of notes?

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    Clef

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  • Instruments

    What instrument family includes violin and cello?

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    Strings

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  • Scales & Keys

    What scale sounds bright and happy to many listeners?

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    Major scale

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  • Terms

    What means to play loudly?

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    Forte

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  • Music Reading

    What staff has five lines and four spaces?

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    Staff

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Notes & Rhythm

$100 — What symbol tells musicians the pitch of notes?
Clef
$200 — What note receives one beat in common time?
Quarter note
$300 — What symbol indicates silence in music?
Rest
$400 — What is a steady beat pattern called?
Rhythm
$500 — What time signature has four beats per measure?
4/4

Instruments

$100 — What instrument family includes violin and cello?
Strings
$200 — What family includes trumpet and trombone?
Brass
$300 — What family includes flute and clarinet?
Woodwinds
$400 — What family includes drums and cymbals?
Percussion
$500 — What keyboard instrument strikes strings with hammers?
Piano

Scales & Keys

$100 — What scale sounds bright and happy to many listeners?
Major scale
$200 — What scale often sounds darker or sadder?
Minor scale
$300 — What note gives a key its name?
Tonic
$400 — What is the distance between two pitches called?
Interval
$500 — What pattern of whole and half steps forms a major scale?
W-W-H-W-W-W-H

Terms

$100 — What means to play loudly?
Forte
$200 — What means to play softly?
Piano
$300 — What means gradually getting louder?
Crescendo
$400 — What means gradually getting softer?
Decrescendo
$500 — What is the speed of music called?
Tempo

Music Reading

$100 — What staff has five lines and four spaces?
Staff
$200 — What clef is often used for higher pitches?
Treble clef
$300 — What clef is often used for lower pitches?
Bass clef
$400 — What symbol raises a note by a half step?
Sharp
$500 — What symbol lowers a note by a half step?
Flat

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