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SAT--General Knowledge - Music
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This is a general knowledge #music #trivia game for Middle School aged children!
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1
What genre is this piece?
Classical Piano
Jazz Piano
Elevator Music Piano
Rock Piano
2
What family of instruments does this belong to?
Woodwind
Brass
String
Percussion
3
What does the musical term
diminuendo
mean?
Get Louder
Get Softer
Get Faster
Perform Smooth & Connected
4
Who wrote "Für Elise?"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Aaron Copland
Ludwig von Beethoven
Carrie Underwood
5
What is music added to a commercial called?
Cadenza
Jingle
Short
Symphony
6
What was put together to make up Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir?
YouTube Videos
SoundCloud Recordings
Computer Animations
Television Scenes
7
What is the order of strings on a standard guitar, from lowest to highest?
B-E-A-D-G
G-C-E-A
E-A-D-G-B-E
E-A-D-G
8
How long is a single eighth note in 4/4 time?
4 beats
2 beats
1 beat
1/2 of a beat
9
What special "instrument" is actually in the score to Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture?
A Typewriter
Artillery Cannons
Popping Balloons
Quarters Dropped on a Table
10
Who wrote the original version of this piece?
Megan Trainor
Ludwig von Beethoven
Carly Rae Jepsen
Kelly Clarkson
11
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
12
Who is considered to be the father of modern musical composing?
Johann Pachelbel
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Michael Giacchino
13
What tempo is this piece being performed at?
Presto
Moderato
Largo
Allegro
14
What genre is this music?
a cappella Country
a cappella Rock
a cappella Hip Hop
a cappella Jazz
15
Ella Fitzgerald is known primarily for what type of singing?
Opera
Scat
Lounge-style
Rhythm & Blues
16
What is the background music to a movie called?
It's Symphonic Dance
It's Underline
It's Underscore
It's Soundtrack
17
What is this style of jazz called?
Latin
Swing
Fusion
Be-Bop
18
What artist is the voice in this song?
Idina Menzel
Kristen Bell
Johnny Cash
Mandi Moore
19
Which of these genres historically came first?
Romantic
Neo-Classical
Classical
New Age
20
Who wrote the Main Titles to all the major Star Wars movies?
Hans Zimmer
Justin Bieber
John Williams
Danny Elfman
21
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
1932 Lake Placid Winter Games
1996 Atlanta Summer Games
22
What does
a cappella
translate to in English?
"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
"In the style of the Chapel" or no instrument accompaniment
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How should a performer play or sing a piece that is marked
staccato?
Short & Separated
Fast
Smooth & Connected
Loud
