Music History
This famous composer wrote Für Elise and became deaf later in his life.
Ludwig van Beethoven
This artist is known for songs like “Shake It Off,” “Anti-Hero,” and “Cruel Summer.”
Taylor Swift
In the Concert B♭ major scale, what is the resting tone, or “home” note?
Concert B♭ (Do)
In Wicked, this song is sung by Elphaba as she discovers she can finally fly.
"Defying Gravity”
(Because I'm happy)
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof,
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth,
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you,
Clap along if you feel ____________________!
"like that's what you wanna do"
This period of music history is known for composers like Mozart and Haydn and is often associated with balanced, clear musical phrases.
Classical Period
This singer released a hit song with a coffee-inspired title in 2024.
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
Using solfège, what syllable represents the 5th note of the Concert B♭ major scale?
Sol
This Lin-Manuel Miranda musical tells the story of one of America's Founding Fathers and includes the songs “My Shot” and “The Room Where It Happens.”
Hamilton
'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate. Baby, _______________________________
"I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off"
This composer wrote the famous The Four Seasons, a set of four violin concertos depicting scenes from nature.
Antonio Vivaldi
This artist won multiple Grammys for her song “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie.
Billie Eilish
A tonic chord is built on which scale degree, and a dominant chord is built on which scale degree?
1 (tonic/Do) and 5 (dominant/Sol)
In Six, each of the six queens gets her own chance to tell her story. Which English king were all six queens married to?
Henry VIII
Kid, honestly I could go on and on
I could explain every natural phenomenon, The _________________________________
"The tide, the grass, the ground
Oh, that was Maui just messing around"
This composer was known as the "Father of the Symphony" and spent much of his career working for the Esterházy family.
Joseph Haydn
This artist released the albums SOUR and GUTS, including the songs “drivers license,” “good 4 u,” and “vampire.”
Olivia Rodrigo
If Concert B♭ is Do, what are the solfège syllables for Concert F and Concert G?
Sol and La
This musical about a high school student named Evan Hansen features the songs “Waving Through a Window” and “You Will Be Found.”
Dear Evan Hansen
A-B-C, easy as one, two, three! Or simple as ___________________________________
"do-re-mi, A-B-C, one, two three, baby you and me, girl!"
This German composer wrote The Well-Tempered Clavier, Brandenburg Concertos, and Mass in B Minor, and is considered one of the greatest composers of the Baroque period.
Johann Sebastian Bach
This song by Benson Boone became famous for its dramatic high note and mentions someone dancing.
“Beautiful Things”
You're playing in Concert B♭ major. A musical phrase ends on a dominant chord instead of the tonic. Would it sound finished or unfinished—and why?
It is unfinished, because the dominant creates tension that wants to resolve back to the tonic/resting tone (B♭)
This musical's score was written by Stephen Schwartz, who also wrote the music and lyrics for Godspell and Pippin. The show tells the story of two witches whose friendship develops before and during the events of The Wizard of Oz.
Wicked
I can buy myself flowers,
Write my name in the sand, ______________________________
"Talk to myself for hours,
Say things you don't understand"