Words
This 2020 Pixar film about a jazz pianist explores music and existential themes.
What is “Soul”
These two syllables are famously used in the Yuletide classic “Deck the Halls.”
What are “Fa” and “La”
This circular note with no stem and a hole in the middle is held for 4 beats.
What is a Whole Note
The following interval is the first two notes of Happy Birthday. (Listen)
Do->Re
Skkfje
Skdkennf
This 2016 film starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling features the song “City of Stars.”
What is “La La Land”
This is the Latin name for the large body at the center of Copernican Heliocentrism.
What is “Sol”
This clef’s top-most line is F
What is Treble Clef
Question: This interval is the second part of the chorus in “Take On Me” by A-Ha (listen)
Do->Ti
This famous protest, occurring on December 16, 1773, was a major event leading to the American Revolution.
What is “The Boston Tea Party”
Taylor Swift’s Anti-Hero states “…I’m the problem, it’s ___.
What is “Me”
This clef’s bottom-most space is A
What is Bass Clef
Question: This interval is most notably in the Main Theme from Star Wars (listen)
Do->So
The 1991 film, The Silence of the Lambs mentions these beans with a “nice Chianti.”
What are “Fava Beans”
This 2004 film starring Jamie Foxx is a biopic about a legendary soul musician.
What is “Ray”
This note has one flag and is completely filled in.
What is an Eighth Note
Question: This interval is the first two notes from “Hark, The Herald Angels Sing” (listen)
Do->Fa
This flightless bird, native to the island of Mauritius, went extinct in 1681.
What is “The Dodo”
This virus was introduced to most middle school students through Fred Gipson and Carl Burger’s 1956 novel, Old Yeller.
What is “Rabies”
This clef’s middle line is C
What is Alto Clef
Question: This interval is the first two notes in “My Bonny Lies over the Ocean” (listen)
Do->La