Music Facts for Kids
Fun facts about music and musicians
Electronic music using synthesizers became popular in the 1960s and 70s, creating entirely new sounds.
A chord is when three or more notes are played together at the same time to create a fuller sound.
The first Grammy Awards were held in 1959 to celebrate outstanding achievement in the music industry.
Music therapy has been shown to help people with Alzheimer's disease remember memories and feel calmer.
Traditional Chinese music has used the five-note pentatonic scale for thousands of years.
Tempo markings in music are traditionally written in Italian — words like 'forte' (loud) and 'piano' (soft).
Woodwind instruments make sound when the player blows air into or across them — like flutes and clarinets.
Beethoven fell in love several times but never married — his letters to his 'Immortal Beloved' are still a mystery.
Jingles — short catchy songs used in advertisements — are designed to stick in your memory.
Bagpipes produce a continuous background note called a drone, which sounds throughout the whole performance.