About the Music question bank
Music questions covering instruments, rhythm and the vocabulary of music theory, from recognising a sound to naming a raga.
What the questions cover
- Std 1-4
- Instruments and the sounds they make
- Std 5-7
- Notes, rhythm, and the families instruments belong to
- Std 8-12
- Music theory terms, classical forms and notation
Questions from this bank
50 music questions are available. A few, so you can judge the level before putting it in front of a class:
Class 1-4 · 11 questions
How many basic notes (Swaras) are in Indian music?
Answer: 7 (Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni)
How is a flute played?
Answer: By blowing air
What type of instrument is Tabla?
Answer: Percussion
Class 5-7 · 17 questions
Which instrument did Pandit Ravi Shankar play?
Answer: Sitar
Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia is famous for playing _____.
Answer: Flute
Ustad Bismillah Khan was a master of which instrument?
Answer: Shehnai
Class 8-12 · 22 questions
Which instrument is Ustad Zakir Hussain famous for?
Answer: Tabla
What are the two major traditions of Indian classical music?
Answer: Hindustani and Carnatic
Raga Bhairavi is traditionally sung at what time?
Answer: Early Morning
Using it in class
Play a short clip of an instrument before asking about it. Music questions answered without sound test reading rather than listening.
Both teams draw from this one pool and no question repeats inside a match. How a Tug of War match works