Arts & Music flashcards

Architecture Terms and Landmarks

Parts of buildings, building styles and famous architects and landmarks.

65 cardsGrades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Adult

Famous Artists

Well-known artists, where they came from and what they are known for.

63 cardsGrades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Adult

Famous Paintings and Sculptures

Famous artworks matched to their artists and where to find them.

63 cardsGrades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Adult

Art Movements

Major art movements, their dates, key ideas and artists.

55 cardsGrades 6–8, Grades 9–12, College, Adult

Dance Terms

Ballet vocabulary, dance styles and movement words.

68 cardsGrades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Adult

Film Terms

Camera shots, editing, jobs on a movie set and film history.

71 cardsGrades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Adult

Instruments by Family

Which orchestra family each instrument belongs to and how it makes sound.

63 cardsGrades K–2, Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8

Instruments Around the World

Traditional instruments and where they come from.

63 cardsGrades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12

Composers and Famous Works

Great composers, when and where they lived, and well-known pieces.

69 cardsGrades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Adult

Eras of Western Music

The main periods of classical music, their dates, traits and key composers.

62 cardsGrades 6–8, Grades 9–12, College, Adult

Bass Clef: Lines and Spaces

Name the notes on the bass clef staff and learn how it relates to the treble clef.

51 cardsGrades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Adult

Dynamics and Tempo Terms

Italian words and abbreviations that tell musicians how loud, how fast and how to play.

72 cardsGrades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Adult

Intervals, Chords and Scales

Interval names, chord types and scale patterns in Western music.

66 cardsGrades 6–8, Grades 9–12, College, Adult

Key Signatures

Major and minor keys with their sharps and flats, and tricks for finding them.

63 cardsGrades 6–8, Grades 9–12, College, Adult

Note and Rest Values

Rhythm values: how many beats each note and rest gets in 4/4 time.

57 cardsGrades K–2, Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12

Solfege, Piano Keys and Pitch

Do-re-mi, the keyboard layout, the musical alphabet and sound basics.

58 cardsGrades K–2, Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8

Music Symbols

What the marks and signs on a page of sheet music tell you to do.

60 cardsGrades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12

Music Vocabulary

Everyday music words: melody, harmony, rhythm, texture and form.

68 cardsGrades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12

Treble Clef: Lines and Spaces

Name the notes on the lines and spaces of the treble clef staff, plus ledger line notes.

54 cardsGrades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Adult

Photography Terms

Camera settings, composition ideas and photo words.

64 cardsGrades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Adult

Jazz, Rock and Pop History

Key styles, artists and moments in American and world popular music.

69 cardsGrades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Adult

Theater Terms

Stage directions, jobs and words used in plays and musicals.

71 cardsGrades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Adult

Color Theory

Primary, secondary and complementary colors, warm and cool colors, and how colors mix.

63 cardsGrades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12

Drawing and Painting Techniques

Art materials, techniques and media for drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture.

72 cardsGrades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Adult

Elements and Principles of Art

The building blocks of art and the ways artists organize them.

62 cardsGrades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12