Potpourri
The Jeopardy Theme song, originally written by the show's creator, Merv Griffin, was called this for the brain activity needed to win the game
What is "think?"
W-W-H
What is a Major Tetrachord?
8va, 15ma, 8vb, V6
What is "V6 is a car engine?" OR
What is "not an octave displacement sign?"
The raised 6th and 7th degrees in E melodic minor
What are C# and D#?
The number of black keys on a grand piano
What is 36?
The era of music in which Brahms, Schumann, Schubert and Chopin were active
What is the Romantic Period?
W-H-W
What is a minor tetrachord?
Harpsichord, Clavichord, PS/2, RD-700
What is "PS/2 is not a keyboard?" OR
What is "RD-700 is not a chord/cord?"
The pitch that's different between D minor Harmonic Scale and D minor Melodic Scale
What is B-flat/B natural?
C-flat Major
What is "has the most flats"?
Like commas and periods in sentences, these give release and finality to musical phrases
What are cadences?
This scale, which is not a major scale, has the upper tetrachord of W-W-H
What is the Melodic Minor ascending?
F#, E double-sharp, G double-flat, G-flat
What is "G double-flat is not enharmonic?"
The raised 6th and 7th degrees in F# melodic minor
What are D-sharp and E-sharp?
27 hours, three minutes and 44 seconds
What is the longest time a concert pianist has played?
Two minor keys that have the most sharps and flats possible
What are A-sharp and A-flat?
A Piano piece where two players share a keyboard
What is "four-hand piano?"
Jefferson, Coolidge, Hamilton, Obama
What is "Hamilton is a piano?"
The melodic minor scale in which F double-sharp is included
What is G# minor?
For this Chopin piece, 420 quarter notes per minute
What is the speed a pianist would have to play to play the "Minute Waltz" in a minute?
These three scale degrees, when lowered by a half-step from a major scale, yield the parallel minor
What are 3, 6, and 7?
A requirement for an 8-hand piano piece
What are four players?
Dorian, Major, minor, Chromatic
What is "Chromatic is not Diatonic?"
B-flat, A-flat, G-flat, F, E-flat, D-flat, C, B-flat
What is the descending B-flat (melodic or natural) minor scale?
Der Ring des Nibelungen
What is the longest opera? (17 hours)