Music History
Finish The Line
Name The Instrument
Artists by Album
Ableton Live
Songs by Emoji
Artists by Genre
200
Composers like Beethoven, Mozart and Tchaikovsky wrote pieces in this GENRE of music, often considered the first major example of widely popular music.
Classical
200
When there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who you gonna call? _____________!
Ghostbusters!
200
This box-shaped instrument makes sound by pushing and pulling air through bellows, while playing a combination of keys and buttons.
Accordion
200
Emails I Can’t Send
Short N’ Sweet
Man’s Best Friend
Sabrina Carpenter
200
Ableton's workflow consists of two different windows, the Arrangement view (for placing clips along a length of time), and THIS view, used for creating clips to be triggered in groups.
Session View
200
🧊+🧊+👶
"Ice Ice Baby" - Vanilla Ice
200
Dua Lipa
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Pop
400
Before streaming and CD’s we listened to music on these, pressed wax discs that used a needle riding in its grooves to create sound.
Vinyl Records
400
Somebody once told me, the world is gonna roll me I ain’t the _____________.
Sharpest tool in the shed
400
Famously played by the likes of John Coltrane, this jazzy instrument comes in Alto, Baritone and Soprano variants. (Fun fact, it’s actually a woodwind.)
Saxophone
400
Speak Now
Fearless
Reputation
The Life of a Showgirl
Taylor Swift
400
Ableton Live is an example of a program we would refer to as a "DAW", which stands for ___________.
Digital Audio Workshop
400
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"Espresso" - Sabrina Carpenter
400
The Beatles
Rolling Stones
Guns 'n Roses
Rock and Roll
600
From Disc Jockeys to Emcees, this Genre was popularized during the 80’s and 90’s, and involves sub genres like Boom Bap and Trap Music.
Rap/Hip Hop
600
When I was a young boy, my father took me into the city, to see a _________________.
Marching Band
600
This percussion instrument features a tight drumhead, with metal “zills” or “jangles” around its outside edge.
Tambourine
600
Off the Wall
Bad
Thriller
This is It
Michael Jackson
600
Ableton tracks can be called one of these two different kinds, used to load the types of audio information which gives each of them their name.
Audio and MIDI Tracks
600
🚗🪪
"Drivers License" - Olivia Rodrigo
600
50 Cent
Tyler The Creator
Kendrick Lamar
Hip Hop/Rap
800
This artist has the most Grammy wins of all time, with 35 to her name. Something her fans, called the “Beehive” are surely happy about.
Beyoncé
800
Oh no, not me, I never lost control. You’re face to face with _________.
The man who sold the world
800
Similar to a xylophone or marimba, this metal percussion instrument has a German name, which translates to "chimes".
Glockenspiel
800
Revolver
Let it Be
A Hard Days Night
“The White Album”
The Beatles
800
Distortion, Auto Filter, Reverb and Delay are all examples of what kind of tool in music production?
Audio Effects
800
🌑🐎
"Dark Horse" - Katy Perry
800
Hank Williams
Marty Robbins
Jellyroll
Country
1000
What musical artist, born in 1935, was famously known as the “King of Rock and Roll”
Elvis Presley
1000
But it’s just the price I pay, destiny is calling me, open up my eager eyes, cuz I’m _________________.
Mr Brightside
1000
This instrument belongs to the lute family, shares its name with a kitchen tool, and originates from Italy. It features four sets of doubled strings tuned in unison.
Mandolin
1000
Let’s Dance!
Aladdin Sane
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
Diamond Dogs
David Bowie
1000
We've talked about how this audio effect "gives your sound a haircut" using bands to cut out, or accentuate different frequencies along an Equalizer, also known by this two letter acronym.
EQ
1000
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"Watermelon Sugar" - Harry Styles
1000
Skrillex
Space Laces
Virtual Riot
Dubstep