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