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This is a general knowledge #music #trivia game for Middle School aged children!
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1
What is required to play
arco
on a Violin?
A Bow
A Reed
A Mouthpiece
A Drumstick
2
Who is considered to be the father of modern musical composing?
Johann Pachelbel
Michael Giacchino
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Sebastian Bach
3
What is the order of strings on a standard guitar, from lowest to highest?
E-A-D-G
G-C-E-A
B-E-A-D-G
E-A-D-G-B-E
4
What is music added to a commercial called?
Jingle
Short
Symphony
Cadenza
5
What does the musical term
diminuendo
mean?
Get Faster
Get Louder
Get Softer
Perform Smooth & Connected
6
How long is a single eighth note in 4/4 time?
2 beats
1/2 of a beat
1 beat
4 beats
7
Which of these genres historically came first?
Romantic
Neo-Classical
Classical
New Age
8
Who wrote the original version of this piece?
Carly Rae Jepsen
Ludwig von Beethoven
Kelly Clarkson
Megan Trainor
9
Ella Fitzgerald is known primarily for what type of singing?
Scat
Opera
Lounge-style
Rhythm & Blues
10
Who wrote the Main Titles to all the major Star Wars movies?
Hans Zimmer
John Williams
Justin Bieber
Danny Elfman
11
Who wrote "Für Elise?"
Aaron Copland
Carrie Underwood
Ludwig von Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
12
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
"A Hammered Sound" or to perform a piece w/ strong dynamics
"In the style of the Chapel" or no instrument accompaniment
13
What is the background music to a movie called?
It's Underscore
It's Soundtrack
It's Underline
It's Symphonic Dance
14
What is the repetitive supporting rhythm created by a drum set actually called in the industry?
The Groove
The Backbeat
The Pulse
The Ostinato
15
What style of Black American music do most historians attribute to starting Modern Rock?
Spirituals
Maori War Chants
The Blues
Hip Hop
16
How should a performer play or sing a piece that is marked
staccato?
Short & Separated
Smooth & Connected
Loud
Fast
17
What family of instruments does this belong to?
Percussion
String
Brass
Woodwind
18
What tempo is this piece being performed at?
Presto
Largo
Moderato
Allegro
19
Who is the lead singer of the band Led Zepplin?
Axl Rose
Bono
Robert Plant
Ozzie Osbourne
