Music Theory
What Key has 1 flat?
F major (or d minor)?
Who is most commonly credited as the most famous classical composer?
mozart
The highest selling Broadway show of all time.
What is The Lion King?
The composer of The Owl, The Wind, and The Moon.
Who is Mark Burrows?
The pitch of the third (middle) line on the treble clef staff?
What is B?
What letter is not contained in any number before 1,000
A
The middle line of the bass clef.
D
We use the term "flat" when a note is too ____.
What is Low?
What performer got their fame outside of broadway, but is credited in several broadway performances including: Moulin Rouge (Harold Zidler), Chicago (Billy Flynn), and even Hamilton (Aaron Burr) for a short time?
Who is Wayne Brady?
the voice part between bass and tenor.
What is Baritone?
The instrument family to which the trumpet belongs.
What is Brass?
How many timpani are in the room?
zero
The symbol that tells you to hold out a note until you are cut off by the conductor.
What is the Fermata?
The composer of the famous show "The Nutcracker"
Tchaikovsky
Of all the “Romeo and Juliet” Broadway rip-offs, the most famous is what Hudson-adjacent drama that features Tony and Maria’s love in the context of a teenage street gang war?
West Side Story
The composer of the Tarzan soundtrack.
Who is Phil Collins?
A group of three of more notes that sounds good together, often played on guitars by holding several strings and strumming.
What is a chord?
How many keys are on a standard piano?
The name of the groups of sharp or flat symbols that appear at the beginning of a piece of music. Always right next to the clef symbol.
What is the key signature?
This composer is the inventor of the "marching band version" of the Tuba, and is often credited as "the father of the marching band"
John Phillip Sousa
With over 10,000 performances, what spooky performance is the longest running show in Broadway history?
Phantom of the Opera
The name of the contraption that a choir stands on to perform.
What is a Choral Riser?
The composer of "Fur Elise."
Who is Beethoven?
Mars
Name three different Clefs
Treble, bass, alto, tenor, soprano, mezzo-soprano, percussion, baritone, etc.
“Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor” is the name of a famous solo piano piece by Ludwig von Beethoven, discovered after his death, but is far better known by what name?
What is fur Elise?
What lyricist and composer (who died in 2021) had a Broadway theater named for him on the occasion of his 80th birthday?
Stephen Sondheim
The title of a pianist who plays along with a choir.
What is an accompanist?
The musical symbol that means a note is slightly higher.
What is a sharp?
Which continent has the ten most poisonous snakes?
Australia