music theory
This is the root chord of any key, also known as the I chord.
What is the tonic?
Joseph has been in amplified for his entire high school career. What main instrument does he play?
What is alto saxophone?
The first instrument ever created was this woodwind carved out of ivory.
What is the flute?
This band is not only a ‘Master of Puppets,’ but also is the first and only band to play concerts on every single continent.
What is Metallica?
Birds of a feather, _____________________.
This chord progression is a key component of jazz music, featured on the most popular jazz standards like Autumn Leaves.
What is II, IV, I?
Unfortunately, this deformity does not qualify for a disability check from the ADA. Which AMPed member is missing a knuckle in their right pinky?
Who is Ruina Liu?
This period of classical music prevailed circa 1800-1910 and featured composers like Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and Schubert.
What is the Romantic Era?
This famous singer wore a meat dress to the 2010 Met Gala, and was recently featured on a hit song with Bruno Mars.
Who is Lady Gaga?
Heartbreak is one thing, my _____________.
What is ‘ego’s another.’
This is the greek name for the last mode in a scale. It features flat 2 and flat 5 notes.
What is the locrian mode?
Sophie is great. Thanks Sophie. She put a song from this four-man instrumental band, featuring lead guitarist Tim Henson, on her Amplified bio.
What is Polyphia?
This famous guitarist had a ‘box’ named after him, which consists of the major pentatonic, minor pentatonic, and blues scales.
Who is BB King?
This album released by British house music icon ruled 2024, taking TikTok by storm when it was coined ‘____’ summer.
What is Brat?
A heart that's full up like a landfill, ________________________.
What is, ‘A job that slowly kills you?’
This type of modulation involves a shift from one key to another with no preparatory chord, commonly seen in classical music, especially in the works of Beethoven.
What is direct modulation?
Josh has been to many concerts in his day. At this particular one, he got to crowdsurf, and feel hundreds of sticky little hands on him.
What is Alestorm?
The term for a single-line melody used in early Christian liturgical music, often attributed to Pope Gregory I.
This legendary rock band’s 1973 concept album about insanity stayed on the Billboard charts for 741 weeks.
What is Pink Floyd?
Girl the way you're movin', got me in a trance/___________________________
What is ‘DJ turn me up, ladies, this yo' jam (come on)?’
This scale with the interval pattern: whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step.
What is the harmonic minor?
Trisha is a woman of many odd talents. What is animal did she dress up as for Halloween last year?
What is a rat?
J.S. Bach composed this collection of 48 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys to demonstrate the possibilities of equal temperament tuning.
What is The Well-Tempered Clavier?
This hiphop collective founded in 2007 and was a staple in West Coast culture, with two of its members going on to be extremely successful in their independent careers and creating another branch off group called ‘The Internet.’
What is Odd Future?
Don't need no hateration, holleration/In this dancery/____________/________________.
What is ‘Let's get it perculatin' while you're waiting/So just dance for me.’