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Mr. Lippert
100

What is the clef called for higher voices?

Treble clef

100

Musical term for gradually getting louder

What is crescendo

100
This instrument is composed of many separate percussive instruments, including hi hat cymbal, bass drum, and snare drum.
What is the drum set?
100
Paul McCartney and John Lennon, who wrote many famous and beautiful melodies, including Yesterday, Blackbird, and I Wanna Hold Your Hand, were members of this iconic British rock band in the 60s.
Who are The Beatles?
100

The college that Mr. Lippert went to

What is Concordia College?

200

Which clef is for lower sounds?

Bass clef

200

The name for the highest voice part

What is soprano?

200
This is instrument, often overlooked in recordings, provides the deep foundation of a harmony and makes songs sounder fuller, deeper, and bigger.
What is the bass?
200
This type of music, defined by extremely loud, aggressive, distorted synthesizers and bass sounds, is an extension of techno music and became very popular in the early 2010s. Skrillex and Deadmaus are prime examples of this type of music.
What is dubstep.
200

The state that Mr. Lippert went to high school

What is Iowa?

300

The number of strings on a standard guitar

What is 6?

300

This musical terms means short and separated

Staccato

300
This type of keyboard instrument must be hooked up to a computer-generated sound in order to create its very malleable yet always electronic sounding tones.
What is a synthesizer?
300
In this style of music played by greats such as Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, and Wycliffe Gordon, eighth notes are often swung to create a hip style.
What is jazz.
300

The band instrument that Mr. Lippert played in High School

What is Trumpet?

400

Although classical guitar strings are made of mostly nylon, acoustic guitar strings, which are tougher, are made of these material.The number of strings on a standard guitar

What is steel?

400

The name for the lowest voice part

What is bass?

400

What genre uses electric guitars and drums

What is distortion?

400
Bands such as N Sync, Smashing Pumpkins, Third Eye Blind, Nirvana, and Destiny's Child are primarily associated with this recent decade.
What are the 90s?
400

Mr. Lippert has performed at talent shows using this band's music 5 different times.

What is Coldplay?

500

The real name of a box drum

What is Cajon?

500

This term means to increasingly get faster

What is accelerando?

500

While not an instrument this affect is applied to vocals and is used to correct pitch

What is autotune?

500

What band performed at this years superbowl?

Who is the Weeknd?

500

The number of EP albums Mr. Lippert has on Spotify

Four

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