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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?
Largo
Moderato
Allegro
Presto
2
Who wrote "Für Elise?"
Aaron Copland
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Carrie Underwood
Ludwig von Beethoven
3
Who is considered to be the father of modern musical composing?
Johann Pachelbel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Sebastian Bach
Michael Giacchino
4
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
E-A-D-G-B-E
5
What does the musical term
diminuendo
mean?
Get Softer
Perform Smooth & Connected
Get Faster
Get Louder
6
Who wrote the Main Titles to all the major Star Wars movies?
Hans Zimmer
Justin Bieber
Danny Elfman
John Williams
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What does
a cappella
translate to in English?
"With A Small Hat" or to perform with gentlemanly style
"In the style of the Chapel" or no instrument accompaniment
"As an instrument of Music" or played only with instruments
"A Hammered Sound" or to perform a piece w/ strong dynamics
8
What is the repetitive supporting rhythm created by a drum set actually called in the industry?
The Backbeat
The Ostinato
The Groove
The Pulse
9
What is the background music to a movie called?
It's Underscore
It's Symphonic Dance
It's Soundtrack
It's Underline
10
What genre is this piece?
Jazz Piano
Rock Piano
Classical Piano
Elevator Music Piano
11
What special "instrument" is actually in the score to Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture?
Popping Balloons
A Typewriter
Quarters Dropped on a Table
Artillery Cannons
12
Ella Fitzgerald is known primarily for what type of singing?
Rhythm & Blues
Scat
Opera
Lounge-style
13
What is this style of jazz called?
Fusion
Be-Bop
Latin
Swing
14
What style of American music do most historians attribute to starting Modern Rock?
Spirituals
The Blues
Hip Hop
Maori War Chants
15
How long is a single eighth note in 4/4 time?
1/2 of a beat
2 beats
4 beats
1 beat
16
What artist is the voice in this song?
Idina Menzel
Johnny Cash
Kristen Bell
Mandi Moore
17
How was the original song that morphed into the "Star Spangled Banner" melody used?
A Traditional Folk Song
A University Fight Song
A Pub Drinking Song
A Christian Hymn
18
How should a performer play or sing a piece that is marked
staccato?
Fast
Short & Separated
Smooth & Connected
Loud
19
What genre is this music?
a cappella Country
a cappella Hip Hop
a cappella Jazz
a cappella Rock
20
What is music added to a commercial called?
Jingle
Symphony
Cadenza
Short
21
Which of these genres historically came first?
New Age
Neo-Classical
Classical
Romantic
22
What family of instruments does this belong to?
String
Percussion
Woodwind
Brass
