Music Theory
This oval-shaped note is worth 4 beats.
What is a whole note?
A resurgence of ideals and interest in art, literature, and philosophy characterized this era.
What is the Renaissance?
This style of music includes 3 key elements: Chromaticism, Syncopation, and Improvisation.
What is Jazz?
This is the music that is played in the background of films to set the mood and atmosphere of the scene.
What is the underscore?
This piece of music is entirely instrumental and is played before the beginning of the show to set the mood and get the audience prepared.
What is the overture?
This note sits on the 4th line of a bass clef staff.
What is F?
Modern pop music usually follows a pattern of *these* and *these*, often with a bridge in the middle.
What are Verses and Choruses?
This, one of the most commercially successful musical genres of all time, is divided into 2 categories: "Old School" and "Mainstream".
What is Hip Hop?
These usually short and catchy songs, serve to tell the audience the setting, mood, or context of the show they are watching.
What are scene changes?
This type of song is known to be a show-stopper that comes late in the 2nd act.
What is the Eleven O'Clock Number?
This note sits on the 2nd line of a treble clef staff.
What is G?
The symphony, popularized during the Classical period, usually features three movements, which generally follows *this* same pattern.
What is Fast, Slow, Fast?
"Hey, that sounds like..." As *this* extremely popular style of song became common, so did the "Sounds the Same Phenomenon".
What is the 4-Chord Pop Song?
Recurring musical ideas that represent or connect to certain characters, ideas, places, or things are called this.
What are Themes?
The slower, more emotional and self-reflecting song in a musical is called *this*.
What is a Ballad?
This type of rest looks like a lightning bolt on top of an ear. "Lightning before Thunder".
What is a quarter rest?
This famous composer bridged the gap between the Classical and Romantic eras of music, beginning to add more expression and emotion into his pieces.
Who is Beethoven?
This popular musical genre was born out of a combination of Blues, R&B, Country, and Gospel in what is called "The Great Collision".
What is Rock and Roll?
This term, referencing early cartoons, describes a film scoring technique where the music matches exactly with the actions as they occur on screen.
What is "Mickey Mousing"?
These are the three important parts of an "I Want" Song.
What are "Current Situation", "Problem", and "Ideal Outcome"?
This time signature has 3 beats per measure and the quarter note gets the beat.
What is 3/4?
Music that is made of a simple, one-line melody is called *this*.
What is monophonic?
After the birth of Rock and Roll, young people began to reject the traditionally established social norms, resulting in this movement.
What is Counterculture?
These two contradicting terms describe music that either can or can not be heard by characters in the universe of the film, tv show, or video game.
What are Diegetic and Non-Diegetic?
These are the three main purposes of music in theater.
What are "Setting the Mood", "Developing a Character", and "Advancing the Plot"?