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This is a general knowledge #music #trivia game for Middle School aged children!
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1
What tempo is this piece being performed at?
Presto
Largo
Allegro
Moderato
2
What is this style of jazz called?
Fusion
Be-Bop
Swing
Latin
3
What does
a cappella
translate to in English?
"A Hammered Sound" or to perform a piece w/ strong dynamics
"As an instrument of Music" or played only with instruments
"In the style of the Chapel" or no instrument accompaniment
"With A Small Hat" or to perform with gentlemanly style
4
Who is the lead singer of the band Led Zepplin?
Axl Rose
Robert Plant
Ozzie Osbourne
Bono
5
What does the musical term
diminuendo
mean?
Get Faster
Get Louder
Perform Smooth & Connected
Get Softer
6
Who wrote the original version of this piece?
Megan Trainor
Kelly Clarkson
Ludwig von Beethoven
Carly Rae Jepsen
7
Which of these genres historically came first?
Romantic
New Age
Neo-Classical
Classical
8
How many beats does one three-8th-note triplet take up in compounded (fast) 6/8 time?
1 and a 1/2 beats
2 beats
One beat
1/2 of a beat
9
What is the order of strings on a standard guitar, from lowest to highest?
B-E-A-D-G
G-C-E-A
E-A-D-G
E-A-D-G-B-E
10
Who wrote "Für Elise?"
Aaron Copland
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Carrie Underwood
Ludwig von Beethoven
11
What genre is this music?
a cappella Jazz
a cappella Hip Hop
a cappella Country
a cappella Rock
12
What family of instruments does this belong to?
Brass
Woodwind
String
Percussion
13
Who is considered to be the father of modern musical composing?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Pachelbel
Michael Giacchino
14
What genre is this piece?
Elevator Music Piano
Rock Piano
Jazz Piano
Classical Piano
15
What was put together to make up Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir?
Computer Animations
SoundCloud Recordings
Television Scenes
YouTube Videos
16
How should a performer play or sing a piece that is marked
staccato?
Loud
Fast
Short & Separated
Smooth & Connected
17
Which year's US-hosted Olympic Games was "Summon the Heroes" written for by John Williams?
1996 Atlanta Summer Games
2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games
1932 Lake Placid Winter Games
1984 Los Angeles Summer Games
18
Who wrote this often used piece of music?
Antonín Dvořák
John Williams
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
Aaron Copland
19
What artist is the voice in this song?
Mandi Moore
Kristen Bell
Johnny Cash
Idina Menzel
20
What style of music did Louis Armstrong make famous? (Two correct answers!)
Improvisational Jazz
Funeral Music
Dixieland Swing
Big Band Jazz
21
How long is a single eighth note in 4/4 time?
1 beat
2 beats
4 beats
1/2 of a beat
22
What is required to play
arco
on a Violin?
A Bow
A Drumstick
A Mouthpiece
A Reed
23
What is the background music to a movie called?
It's Soundtrack
It's Symphonic Dance
It's Underscore
It's Underline
24
What style of Black American music do most historians attribute to starting Modern Rock?
Maori War Chants
Spirituals
Hip Hop
The Blues
25
How was the original song that morphed into the "Star Spangled Banner" melody used?
A University Fight Song
A Traditional Folk Song
A Christian Hymn
A Pub Drinking Song
26
What special "instrument" is actually in the score to Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture?
Quarters Dropped on a Table
Popping Balloons
Artillery Cannons
A Typewriter
27
What is the repetitive supporting rhythm created by a drum set actually called in the industry?
The Ostinato
The Groove
The Backbeat
The Pulse
28
Ella Fitzgerald is known primarily for what type of singing?
Lounge-style
Scat
Rhythm & Blues
Opera
29
What is music added to a commercial called?
Symphony
Cadenza
Jingle
Short
30
Who wrote the Main Titles to all the major Star Wars movies?
Hans Zimmer
John Williams
Danny Elfman
Justin Bieber
