Music Theory
This key signature includes five flats
What is Db Major or Bb minor?
This event is believed to cause the end of the Baroque period
What is the death of J.S. Bach?
Prior to teaching, this faculty member served in the 451st Army Band
Who is Dr. Christopher E. Brandt?
NAfME is an acronym for this organization
What is the National Association for Music Educators?
Toccata and fugue in D minor, the Brandenburg Concertos, Cello Suite in G Major, Goldberg Variations
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
This is another name for the Great Amen cadence
What is the Plagal cadence?
This 1960s style reduced materials and simplified procedures so that what was happening in the music could become immediately apparent. One could say it was reduced to a minimum.
What is minimalism?
This faculty member has a hard time deciding which they would rather have in their hand: a Dunkin Donut's unsweetened Iced Tea or a baton
Who is Dr. Joshua H. Nannestad?
This list tells us what criteria we need to meet when teaching music
What are the National Standards?
This Romantic composer towered at 6'6" and had hands that could reach an interval of a 12th on the piano
Who is Sergei Rachmaninoff?
This form consists of a theme that repeats and changes several times to create more interest and variety
What is Theme and Variations?
This type of subdivision was introduced in the innovation of rhythm notation (14th century - Ars Nova) and was considered, "perfect time"
What is groupings of three (later known as compound meter)?
This faculty member takes just as much pride in the appearance of their lawn and their ensemble
Who is Dr. Ryan Person?
Another name for xylophones and metallophones within the music classroom
What are Orff instruments?
This composer died by stabbing themselves in the foot with their conducting staff
Who is Jean-Baptiste Lully?
This chord is heard in the opening phrase of an Opera by Richard Wagner, is associated with one of the main characters, and consists of the notes F, B D#, and G#
What is the Tristan chord?
This device was used as early as the 11th century to assist in sight-singing (later became solfege)
What is the Guidonian hand?
This faculty member thought they would have more success in political science than music as their original major in undergrad
Who is Dr. Erik S. Mahon?
These are the four giants of music education
Who are Orff, Kodály, Dalcroze, and Gordon?
This composer was the pioneer of indeterminacy (the work is open to chance or to the performer's choice)
Who is John Cage?
This mode (lowered 2nd scale degree) consists of 6 sharps
What is A# Phrygian?
W.A. Mozart and Gioarchino Rossini are well known during the classic and romantic periods for combining these two types of vocal styles.
What are opera buffa and opera seria?
This faculty member was one credit away from graduating with a philosophy major... but didn't
Who is Dr. James J. March?
This notable figure said “To achieve great things two things are needed; a plan and not quite enough time”
Who is Leonard Bernstein?
This early Romantic composer was regarded as one of the most distinguished pianists showcasing their own works as well as their spouses.
Who is Clara (Wieck) Schumann?