Composers
What is a composer, anyway?
Someone who writes music
What is the musical abbreviation for Fortissimo?
ff
What is pop?
Popular music
Percussion instruments were used the most in which Modern Practice Era?
Modern
Disco was popular during what years?
1970s
How did Beethoven go deaf?
Degenerative ear condition
Which came first: tapes, CDs, or records?
Records
Theatre productions where most of the talking is sung is called ___________________
Opera
Name one reason why guitars were so popular among rock, pop, and country musicians.
Guitars are easier to travel with.
Guitars are easy to make.
Guitars don’t wear out or break as easily as other instruments.
Where were all the music jobs in the Baroque times?
Working for a church or really rich person
What two styles of music combined to form jazz?
Ragtime and Blues
Time signature 3/4 indicates what?
Three beats to a measure (the song is organized in threes)
What is a symphony?
A musical arrangement broken up into smaller sections called “movements” and written for a large group of players
What is a piccolo?
A small flute
How does the radio work?
A signal being transmitted from the station, to a tower/satellite, then to a receiving antennae
What era did Mozart compose during?
Classical
A flat in music will ______ a note by a half step
Lower
A category or style of music
Genre
What instruments do you find in a jazz band?
Saxes, trumpets, trombones, rhythm section (drum set, bass, guitar, etc.)
The musical capital of the world for over a century was _____________
Vienna, Austria
Name the Beatles
John, Paul, George, Ringo
Put these dudes in the right order:
Copland, Mozart, Bach, Beethoven
Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Copland
What is music?
Sound and Silence Organized
What type of instrument is a harpsichord?
Keyboard
Why were music-sharing sites like Napster deemed illegal?
Because people were downloading music without paying for it