Winter Wonderland
Is Earth closer to or farther from the sun in winter?
Earth is actually closest to the sun in December!
How many notes are there in an ascending 1-octave major scale?
8 (or 7 I guess)
B, I
Boise, Idaho
When is Ludwig van Beethoven's birthday?
(or at least historian's best guess at his birthday)
Today!
12/16
This song was released in 1994.
"All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Mariah Carey
tempo
how fast or slow a piece of music is
What musician/diss-track victim (?) starred in Degrassi?
Drake
Where will the next Winter Olympics take place?
Italy
Please name one instrument in the key of Eb
:-)
B, N.D.
List one ballet written by Tchaikovsky
(bonus points if you list more!)
The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty
When is/was the first night of Hannukah?
Last Sunday :)
(12/14)
dynamics
markings that indicate how loud or soft to play
In the Matrix, which pill does Neo take?
Red pill
How tall was the largest recorded snowman ever built?
+/- 15 feet
113 feet tall!
Built in Bethel, Maine
What is it called when two people play on one piano?
Piano four hands
or
Four hand piano
R, V
Richmond, Virginia
Name one of the animals/scenes featured in Camille Saint-Saens' "Carnival of the Animals"
:-)
What Christmas treat was invented to keep a German children's choir quiet during a performance?
Candy canes :)
soli
A passage played by a section of instruments or by a small group of soloists
What was the first feature-length animated movie ever released?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(1937)
Fahrenheit and Celsius are equal at what temperature?
-40 degrees
How many notes are there in a pentatonic scale?
5!
penta=5
like pentagon
S, C
Sacramento, California
Leroy Anderson once wrote a piece that features what antique piece of office equipment?
Typewriter!
When is Boxing Day?
December 26th
key
(as in key signature, not like a key on a piano)
the central note and specific collection of notes that form the foundation for a piece of music
What current TV show is the longest-running live-action primetime show ever?
Hint: procedural crime drama
Law & Order: SVU
What is the term for a period in winter where the sun doesn't rise above the horizon for more than 24 hours?
Polar night
Polar darkness
4, but sometimes only 3
J, A
Juneau, Alaska
What is the United State's national march?
Stars and Stripes Forever
When was the first New Year's Eve Times Square Ball dropped?
+/- 5 years
1907->1908
meter
the organization of beats into regular, recurring patterns of strong and weak pulses
Who is the only actor to receive and Oscar nomination for acting in a Lord of the Rings movie?
Ian McKellen