Question: What singer has had a Billboard No. 1 hit in each of the last four decades?
Answer: Mariah Carey
Question: Who was the very first American Idol winner?
Answer: Kelly Clarkson
Question: Van Halen famously banned what color M&Ms in their rider?
Answer: Brown
The Precursor to the String Family
Viola De Gamba
Question: Which astronomer is name-dropped in "Bohemian Rhapsody?"
Answer: Galileo
This Form has NO reoccurring themes
Strophic Form
Question: The Weeknd samples which '80s megahit in "Blinding Lights?"
Answer: "Take On Me" by A-ha
The Father of Ragtime
Scott Joplin
Question: What was the first rap single to hit the Billboard Top 40?
Answer: "Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang
Rondeau Form is _____________
A B A C A
TRANSPOSITIONS
A Clarinet Plays a ___________ above concert pitch
a Major Second (Whole Step)
Name the 4 keyboard instruments prominent during the Baroque/Classical Eras
Clavichord, Harpsichord, Organ, Pianoforte
A French Horn Plays ________________ below concert pitch
a Major 5th Below
The III chord is also called what?
The Mediant
Mr Berlin's Dogs are named:
Remi and Peach
Question: What was the first music video to ever air on MTV?
Answer: "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles
Question: Taylor Swift named her debut country single after which singer?
Answer: Tim McGraw
What famous singer/songwriter would perform in jail for fellow prisoners?
Johnny Cash
Name this Instrument
The Hurdy Gurdy
A Half Cadence is a chord progression that ends on ____
V / Vii / dominants
D minor is the relative to what major key
F Major
The Eroica Symphony was written for whom?
Napoleon
This style of music is the same extensive melody overlapping eachother
The Fugue
Name 3 instruments that play in Concert Pitch
Trombone
Piano
Mallets
Flute
Bassoon
etc
Mr Berlins Primary Instrument is
The Trombone
The invention of the Home key, also called _______
Tonality
This percussion instrument traditionally made out of wooden bars and gourds
the Marimba
What is Taylor Swifts Middle Name?
Allison
In 1999, “All Star” was the first single off which American rock band’s sophomore album, Astro Lounge,
Answer: Smash Mouth
His father, Johann Ambrosius Bach was a 7th generation musician, and carried on the tradition by teaching him how to play the violin.
Johann Sebastian Bach