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