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This is a general knowledge #music #trivia game for Middle School aged children!
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1
What is the order of strings on a standard guitar, from lowest to highest?
E-A-D-G-B-E
E-A-D-G
G-C-E-A
B-E-A-D-G
2
What does the musical term
diminuendo
mean?
Perform Smooth & Connected
Get Faster
Get Softer
Get Louder
3
Which of these genres historically came first?
Classical
Neo-Classical
New Age
Romantic
4
Who is considered to be the father of modern musical composing?
Johann Pachelbel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Michael Giacchino
Johann Sebastian Bach
5
What tempo is this piece being performed at?
Presto
Largo
Allegro
Moderato
6
What family of instruments does this belong to?
Brass
Percussion
String
Woodwind
7
Who wrote the Main Titles to all the major Star Wars movies?
Hans Zimmer
John Williams
Danny Elfman
Justin Bieber
8
What genre is this piece?
Elevator Music Piano
Jazz Piano
Rock Piano
Classical Piano
9
What does
a cappella
translate to in English?
"In the style of the Chapel" or no instrument accompaniment
"As an instrument of Music" or played only with instruments
"With A Small Hat" or to perform with gentlemanly style
"A Hammered Sound" or to perform a piece w/ strong dynamics
10
What special "instrument" is actually in the score to Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture?
Popping Balloons
Quarters Dropped on a Table
Artillery Cannons
A Typewriter
11
What genre is this music?
a cappella Country
a cappella Hip Hop
a cappella Jazz
a cappella Rock
12
Ella Fitzgerald is known primarily for what type of singing?
Lounge-style
Opera
Scat
Rhythm & Blues
13
What style of American music do most historians attribute to starting Modern Rock?
Hip Hop
Maori War Chants
The Blues
Spirituals
14
What artist is the voice in this song?
Kristen Bell
Johnny Cash
Idina Menzel
Mandi Moore
15
What is the repetitive supporting rhythm created by a drum set actually called in the industry?
The Pulse
The Ostinato
The Groove
The Backbeat
16
What is the background music to a movie called?
It's Underscore
It's Soundtrack
It's Underline
It's Symphonic Dance
17
What is this style of jazz called?
Latin
Fusion
Be-Bop
Swing
18
How was the original song that morphed into the "Star Spangled Banner" melody used?
A University Fight Song
A Pub Drinking Song
A Traditional Folk Song
A Christian Hymn
19
Who wrote "Für Elise?"
Ludwig von Beethoven
Aaron Copland
Carrie Underwood
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
20
How should a performer play or sing a piece that is marked
staccato?
Short & Separated
Smooth & Connected
Loud
Fast
21
What is music added to a commercial called?
Symphony
Short
Jingle
Cadenza
22
How long is a single eighth note in 4/4 time?
2 beats
4 beats
1 beat
1/2 of a beat
