Concerts and Composers
This composer wrote the Santa the Barbarian series
Who is Randall Standridge
What is a whole note + a whole note?
What is 8?
This instrument has a single reed and a body similar to that of a clarinet.
What is the oboe?
This rock'n'roll legend is known for his song, Johnny B. Goode and performed live until the year he died at age 90.
Who is Chuck Berry?
What indicates how many flats or sharps a musical piece has?
What is a key signature?
Who is John Williams
What is a quarter note x a quarter note?
What is 1?
These instruments are played by buzzing, rather than blowing air into them.
What are brass instruments?
Which instrument played in orchestras (mostly bands) evolved from the Renaissance sackbut?
What is a trombone?
What indicates the number of beats per measure?
What is the time signature?
This programmatic selection played two years ago evokes a wonder of nature.
What is "Goddess of Fire?"
What is a half note + a whole note - a whole note?
What is 4?
These drums can be tuned to specific pitches
What are timpani?
This composer was deaf when he composed his ninth symphony, the tune of which became the Ode to Joy which is one of the most famous melodies in Western Culture.
Who is Beethoven?
What clef should a composer use for tubas?
What is bass clef?
This country is where the melodic them for "Metal Bell Carol" originated.
What is Ukraine?
What is a dotted quarter note to the power of a half note?
What is 9?
This popular concert band instrument would not typically be found in an orchestral setting.
What is a saxophone?
What is the oldest instrument in the world?
What is the Neanderthal flute?
(will accept flute)
Which type of scale sounds sad?
What is a minor scale?
This carol, originally known as "Cantique de Noel" was infused with percussive African-style rhythms and played as our concert opener in 2025.
What is "O Holy Night?"
What is (Whole note x half note) ^2 + (Whole note - half note)
What is 66?
What do the four parts SATB in our instrumental chorale books stand for?
What are soprano, alto, tenor and bass
John Cage wrote the famous piece, 4:33, which can be performed by any musical group. What is this piece famous for?
What is silence?
What does a C cut in half by a vertical line at the start of a piece indicate?
What is cut time?