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100

This type of note gets one beat.

What is a quarter note?

100

A well-known Baroque German composer.

Who is J.S. Bach?

100

The current liturgical season, preparing us for Christmas.

What is Advent?

100

This musical form has different sections of the choir singing the exact same musical material in succession.

What is a canon?

100

This is the proper location for feet while seated and singing.

What is the floor?

200

This type of note is white and has a stem.

What is a half note?

200

This era of history is when Thomas Tallis and William Byrd lived.

What is the Renaissance period?

200

This building includes a residence and church for priests of a religious order.

What is a monastery?

200

This composer worked for King Henry VIII and wrote the tune that this choir sang with the text "Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow".

Who is Thomas Tallis?

200

These three parts of the body are engaged when singing as a choir.

What are the brain, eyes, and ears?

300

A note that gets three beats.

What is a dotted half note?

300

The century that "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" was written.

What is the 8th century?

300

This is a collection of services, excluding Mass, that is prayed by priests, brothers, and nuns or religious orders.

What is the Liturgy of the Hours?

300

This song incorporates the text of a 15th Century English poem about an event in the Genesis account in the bible.

What is Adam lay Ybounden?

300

This is the name of the musician who the ensemble watches during the performance for cues and instructions.

What is the conductor?

400

This note is on the 3rd line of the treble clef staff.

What is b?

400

This Church reformer was a German Catholic Priest.

Who is Martin Luther?

400

These are three of the services of the Liturgy of the Hours.

What are (any three)

Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers, Compline?

400

This song is an African-American Spiritual that speaks of biblical end times and a journey to freedom.

What is "Keep Your Lamps"?

400

A body of people working together for a common goal under a leader (sometimes referred to as a conductor/coach).

What is a team?

500

A double bar line with two dots around the middle line of the staff.

What is a repeat sign?

500

The English translation of Veni Redemptor Gentium.

What is Now, Come Redeemer of us all?

500

This saint said, "When you sing, you pray twice."

Who is Saint Augustine?

500

This choir song is based on a German chorale, written by Martin Luther - "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland".

What is Now Come, Redeemer of Us All?

500

This is the expectation of the teacher when s/he is speaking.

What are quiet and listening students?

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