Michael Abels
Which Term describes a school focusing exclusively on training in the arts?
a) academy
b) institute
c) polytechnic
d) conservatory
e) symposium
What is conservatory?
What is the genre of "Omar"?
a) symphony
b) string quartet
c) opera
d) ballet
e) overture
What is opera?
In "What a Wonderful World," the accompaniment is BEST described as
a) "intense"
b) "flowing"
c) "rhythmic"
d) "upbeat"
e) "waltz-like"
What is "flowing"?
Which form does "What a Wonderful World" use?
a. rondo
b. 32-bar
c. theme and variations
d. ternary
e. verse-chorus
What is "32-bar"
Which term describes a school focusing exclusively on training in the arts?
a. academy
b. institute
c. polytechnic
d. conservatory
e. symposium
What is "conservatory"
Who directed "Get Out"?
a) James Wan
b) Quentin Tarantino
c) Steven Spielberg
d) Jordan Peele
e) Robert Eggers
What is Jordan Peele?
What is the genre of "Global Warming"?
a) symphony
b) sonata
c) overture
d) opera
e) concerto
What is overture?
Who co-wrote "What a Wonderful World"?
a) Hoagy Carmichael
b) Johnny Mercer
c) Duke Ellington
d) Billy Strayhorn
e) Bob Thiele
What is Bob Thiele?
The third phrase in "What a Wonderful World is known as the
a. variation
b. bridge cadenza
c. cadenza
d. development
e. exposition
What is "bridge"
Who directed Get Out?
a. James Wan
b. Quentin Tarantino
c. Steven Spielberg
d. Jordan Peele
e. Robert Eggers
What is "Jordan Peele"
What is the PRIMARY key of "What a Wonderful World"?
a) G- sharp major
b) C major
c) A major
d) B-flat major
e) F major
What is F major?
Which prize did "Omar" win in 2023?
a) Grawemeyer Award
b) Rome prize
c) Leonie Sonning Prize
d) Pulitzer Prize
e) Ernst von Siemens Prize
What is Pulitzer Prize?
How did Louis Armstrong change his standard practice when recording "What a Wonderful World"?
a) He played the trumpet instead of singing
b) He performed the melody as written
c) He included a lengthy instrumental solo
d) He collaborated with a different band for the first time
e) He recorded the song in a single take
What is He performed the melody as written?
The first phrase in "What a Wonderful World" cadences on
a. A
b. G
c. D
d. F
e. E
What is the PRIMARY key of "What a Wonderful World"
a. G-sharp major
b. C major
c. A major
d. B-flat major
e. F major
What is "F major"
Which diagram BEST depicts the form of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"?
a) ABC
b) AAA
c) ABA
d) ABB'
e) ABB
What is ABA?
Who co-authored "Omar"?
a) Mark Russel Smith
b) Aoife O'Donovan
c) Rhiannon Giddens
d) Rachel Carson
e) Alison Krauss
What is Rhiannon Giddens?
The B section of "What a Wonderful World" opens with the verse
a) "The colors of the rainbow"
b) "I see skies of blue"
c) "The bright blessed day"
d) "Saying how you do"
What is "The colors of the rainbow"?
What is the meter of "What a Wonderful World"
a. 2-4
b. 4-4
c. 3-4
d. 12-8
e. 6-8
What is "12-8"
Which diagram BEST depicts the form of "Twinkle Little Star"
a. ABC
b. AAA
c. ABA
d. ABB'
e. ABB
What is "ABA"
The B section in "What a Wonderful World" cadences on
a) B-flat
b) G
c) E-flat
d) A
e) D
What is G?
Which organization commissioned "Global Warming"?
a) Los Angeles Philarmonic Affiliates
b) Chicago Symphony Orchestra Women's Association
c) Phoenix Symphony Guild
d) Dallas Symphony Orchestra League
e) San Francisco Symphony League
What is Phoenix Symphony Guild?
Which words are sung as an anacrusis in "What a Wonderful World"?
a) "I see"
b) "They'll learn"
c) "They're really"
d) "Saying how"
e) "And clouds"
What is "I see"?
a. tonic
b. mediant
c. dominant
d. supertonic
e. subdominant
What is "mediant"
The B section in "What a Wonderful World" cadences on
a. B-flat
b. G
c. E-flat
d. A
e. D
What is "G"