Music Theory
The musical term for getting faster
What is accelerando?
The finale piece is a mashup of two songs from these two musicals.
What are Carousel and The Sound of Music?
The theme for the 2025-2026 VNH show.
What is "I Am Afraid of the Dark"?
This instrument originally called the kettle drum, is used in many iconic movie scores.
What is the timpani?
Mr Reinke went to this University.
What is Nebraska Wesleyan University?
This note is on the second line on the bass clef.
What is B?
Sing Gently was written by this composer, and they are a big cheater.
Who is Eric Whitacre...blech?
The ballad was mashup of two songs from these two movies.
What are Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse and Tangled?
This is the largest instrument, using bellows to power pipes, and is played using both hands and feet.
What is the organ?
Mr Reinke's Mom is the principal at this LPS Elementary School.
What is Holmes?
This word is the term for crescendoing and decrescendoing, usually within a short phrase or over one note.
What is messa di voce?
The translation of the words "Dies Irae"
What is "Day of Wrath"?
This band founded in the 1970's is still actively playing and originally recorded the opener of your show in 1992.
What is Iron Maiden?
This Japanese instrument has a face and is played by placing your finger on a sliding "neck" and opening the mouth.
What is the otamatone?
These are the names of Mr Reinke's children, a retriever-lab and poodle.
Who are Leo and Bart?
This phrase structure is found when two smaller periods are identical or nearly identical.
What is a parallel period?
This University commissioned We Are the Music Makers.
What is the University of Nebraska Lincoln?
Sound of Silence was in two varying styles, Classical Choral and this.
What is samba?
The owner of this instrument nearly did not invent it, after falling from a height of three stories, drinking acidic water, and fell into a hot stove.
What is the saxophone?
Mr Reinke visited these countries in 2025.
What are Austria, Czechia, Germany?
This scale is created by alternating whole steps and half steps.
What is the octatonic scale?
Carol of the Bells is based on a tune from this country.
What is Ukraine?
The original writers of your 4th song formed their group in this year.
What is 2001?
This niche instrument combines the keys of a saxophone and the functionality of a brass instrument, most popularly used in Hector Belioz's Symphonie Fantastique.
What is the ophicleide?
Mr Reinke has performed on these instruments. Name 12/16.
What are flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, trombone, euphonium/baritone, tuba, drumset, aux percussion, piano, guitar, electric bass, upright bass, viola, and organ.