Choir Jeopardy

Musical Words

100

This word means Loud

Forte

200

This word means medium soft

mezzo piano

300

This word mean Played With Emphasis

Marcato

400

This word means to gradually become louder

Crescendo

500

This word means to gradually become faster

Accelerando

Genre

100

This genre is what you mostly hear on the radio

pop

200

Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, and Jelly Roll Morton are all performers of this swingin' genre

Jazz

300

The subgenre of Jazz that can be heard in the many Spanish-speaking countries. 

Latin-Jazz

400

This genre of music is known for large orchestras, choirs, and conductors. 

Classical

500

This subgenre of classical music includes composers such as Beethoven, Dvojak, Brahms, and Schubert. It also shares its name with a lovey-dovey art

Romantic

Instruments

100

This brass instrument has 3 vaulves and is often called lead in jazz circles. Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong are famous performers of this instrument.

Trumpet

200

This keyboard style percussion instrument uses hard mallets and often is used to sound like skeletons dancing. (Hint it has an X in its name)

Xylophone 

300

This woodwind instrument can be found with one reed. It was famously played by king of swing Benny Goodman. (hint it rhymes with bear-the-fret)

Clarinet

400

This percussion instrument is a type of drum that shares its name with a deliciously sweet popcorn treat. It is played with soft mallets, and can be tuned to play different pitches. (Hint it has a second name)

Kettle Drum or Timpani

500

This famous membranophone can be hummed into to make lovely music. It was invented in Macon, and the world's largest ensemble of these will be recorded on Friday March 28th at the Amphitheater. 

Kazoo

Composers

100

this romantic composer wrote the famous 5th symphony that sounded like "ba da da dummmmmm!" (Hint his name rhymes with tate-oven)

Beethoven

200

This classical composer wrote a famous requiem with Salieri and many operas, symphonies, and choral works. Most popularly Zauberfloete and Ave Verum Corpus. (Hint rhymes with more-tart)

Mozart

300

This American composer wrote the musical Westside Story and Candide. He was dear friends with Copland and recently had a movie made about him starring Bradley Cooper. (Hint rhymes with Burn-lime)

Bernstein

400

This Musical duo wrote musicals from the early 20th century. Some greats include The Sound of Music, Oklahoma, and Carousel. (Hint Dodgers and Hammer-time)

Rodgers and Hammerstein

500

This composer wrote the music to Moana, Alexander Hamilton, and In the Heights. 

Lin Manuel Miranda

Other

100

what solfedge syllable comes after fa in the major scale?

Sol

200

Who won the College Football National Championship in 2024-2025 season?

The Ohio State University

300

Bright New Futures Ever Dawning That's Where Stratford "_________?"

Lies

400

What is one of the 3 capitols of South Africa?

Congrats Suri

(Pretoria, Capetown, or Bloemfontein)

500

What Brand of Piano does Mr. Hinson sit behind every day?

Yamaha