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