This Year in Numbers
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What you Learned
Things We Went Through
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Minnesota Music
100
Q: How many total students were enrolled in choir, band, or piano this year? (you have to be within 40 students)
280
100
What’s a skeleton’s favorite instrument?
The trom-bone
100
Name 1 musical term we learned this year.
What is [forte, staccato, crescendo, etc.]?
100
How many headphones broke this year? (within 2)
8
100
How many animals were spotted in our classroom this year?
1
100
What iconic pop artist known for hits like Purple Rain and When Doves Cry was born in Minneapolis?
Prince
200
How many songs did we learn across all classes this year? (within 20)
92
200
What’s a drummer’s favorite vegetable
Beets. :D
200
Name 3 genres of music we sang or played.
What is pop, folk, jazz, etc.?
200
How many pencils did we go through (within 50)?
400
200
How many yearbooks were signed by Mr. Uhrich and Mr. Quam in class (within 2)?
7
200
Which folk singer, born in Duluth, wrote the protest anthem Blowin’ in the Wind?
Bob Dylan
300
Q: How many different concerts or performances did band, choir, and piano participate in this year? (within 2)
12
300
Why was the choir room always messy?
Too many treble-makers. :D
300
Name 1 thing you learned about solfege or a scale.
lots of things......
300
How many reeds did the band use (within 50)?
200
300
Which pop star holds the Guinness World Record for most-streamed song in a single week (as of 2024)?
Taylor Swift (with “Anti-Hero”
300
Which Minneapolis group is known for the hit Let’s Go Crazy and performed with Prince?
A. The Time
B. The Revolution
C. The Roots
D. Parliament-Funkadelic
The Revolution
400
Q: What’s the highest number of students we had on stage at the same time this year? (within 20)
60
400
What do you call a cow playing piano?
A moo-sician. :D
400
Name someone who had a solo this year.
Lots of people.....
400
How many instruments broke this year (within 5)?
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20
400
Which animal can keep a beat and was part of a famous viral drumming study?
a. cockatoo b.monkey. c. iguana. d dog
cockatoo
400
What Minnesota-born R&B singer went viral in 2020 and was later featured on the Insecure soundtrack?
A. Lizzo
B. Dua Saleh
C. Doja Cat
D. Summer Walker
Dua Saleh
500
How many weeks of school were there? (within 10)
39
500
What animal is always at a baseball game?
A bat?
500
Name 3 composers or artists we performed this year.
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What is Elton John, Rollo Dilworth, Bob Dylan, etc.?
500
How many microphones were lost (within 2)?
7
500
What famous instrument maker started out crafting cabinets and sewing machines before moving into pianos and beyond?
a. Steinway. b. Yamaha. c.Boston. d. Kawai
Yamaha
500
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What bluegrass/folk-rock band from Duluth is known for their fast-picking and song Wait So Long?
A. Mumford & Sons
B. Trampled by Turtles
C. The Lumineers
D. Of Monsters and Men
Trampled by Turtles
600
Q: How many classes of band, choir, or piano did we have this year? (within 300)
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155
600
What did the ocean say to the beach?
It just waved.
600
Name 3 musical skills you improved in this year.
What is sight reading, harmonizing, breath control, etc.?
600
How many music stands needed to be replaced or fixed? (within 5)
25
600
What is the only musical instrument invented in the 20th century that you play without touching it?
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the theremin
600
Known for empowering anthems like Truth Hurts and originally trained as a flutist, which artist began her music career in Minneapolis and considers it her hometown?
Lizzo
700
Q: How many minutes of class time did we spend together this year? (within 10,000 mins)
65,100 minutes
700
What does the sun drink out of?
What is sunglasses?
700
What does a time signature and key signature tell you?
What is how many beats per measure and what note gets the beat?
A key signature tells you which notes are sharp or flat throughout a piece
700
How many folders were left on the floor this year? (within 50)
infinity
700
What is the most expensive musical instrument ever sold at auction?
A. Stradivarius violin
B. Grand piano used by Beethoven
C. Elvis Presley’s guitar
D. Jimi Hendrix’s Fender Stratocaster
Stradivarius violin
700
What legendary Minneapolis rock band helped define alternative music in the 1980s with albums like Let It Be and Tim?
A. Hüsker Dü
B. Sonic Youth
C. The Replacements
D. Pixies
The Replacements