Music History
This age is common for musicians to die at, as many, including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Kurt Cobain, died at this age.
27
This artist, known for countless hits, movies, and having served in the US military, grew up in Graceland, Tennessee, where he is now buried.
Elvis Presley
The symbol for a sharp in sheet music is a pound sign (#)... what is the symbol for a double sharp?
This song by Tiny Tim is famous for being in the first episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, and also the reason why it took so long for Viacom to get copyright approval to release the episode on DVD.
"Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight"
One of the only acoustic instruments that can achieve a pitch bend is this percussion instrument, which gives a "powering down" effect when dipped into the water.
Gong
Bossa Nova
This musician, known for albums such as "Honky Chateau" and "Too Low For Zero," is also famous for composing the music for The Lion King, and has made many recent hits with current pop artists in collaborations following his 2019 biopic.
Elton John
This term refers to the wheel of key signatures in order, along with their enharmonic equivalents.
The Circle of Fifths
This song, released in 2020, was used as the Percussion Break for CHS's Spooky Show. It was inspired by the mallet solo "rain dance," which also inspired the name.
"Arty," by Brett Backerman and Uriah Sanchez
This is the most common style of jazz band-- the same type of band as Count Basie, Duke Ellington's orchestra, and the Glenn Miller orchestra
Big Band
In 1909, William Ludwig invented this mechanism that prompted the inclusion of the kick drum on a drumset.
The bass drum pedal
This famous romantic-era composer completed 600 pieces, despite only living to the age of 35. It is known today that he suffered from depression, Tourette's, and borderline personality disorder.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
In sheet music, G.P. goes over a section where the entire band is resting, usually right before a big impact point. What does G.P. stand for?
Grand Pause
This one-word phrase was the title for a song by Metallica, a famous funk-jazz song, and a popular movie about music.
"Whiplash"
How many bass drums is standard for a High School marching band?
4-6
This 1955 song, by Bill Haley and His Comets, was the first Rock and Roll song to find international fame.
This Broadway composer, who became the richest musician in the UK in 2019, is most well-known for writing hit Broadway musicals such as Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, and The Phantom of the Opera.
Andrew Lloyd Webber
If a measure of music includes the line "8va alta," what would a player do?
Play the section an octave higher
This song, originally released by The Beatles, has been nominated for a grammy award in 2021 after Cody Fry remixed it.
"Eleanor Rigby"
The standard rock band instrumentation is vocals, guitar, bass, and drums, but The Doors were able to find success without this instrument from that list:
Bass Guitar
In the Don McLean song, "American Pie, Pt. 1," he sings about February 3, 1959. What was the nickname for this day, and the event that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and JP Richardson.
"The Day That Music Died"
This well-known Canadian singer is often not known for having released 8 albums in French prior to releasing anything in English, also doing so before she was 18 years old.
Celine Dion
A "percent" sign over a measure of music would mean what?
Play the same thing as the last measure/repeat
This jazz song, performed by The Benny Goodman Orchestra, was made famous by the drumming of Gene Krupa. It is one of the most well-known jazz songs today, and has been featured in The X-Files, The Simpsons, and in a Chips Ahoy advertisement.
"Sing, Sing, Sing."
Eddie Van Halen used this to perform the song "Intruder," as well as other Van Halen hits; he is known as one of the only musicians to use this technique.
A Power Drill