Piano
Rhythm
Unit 1
Artists
Media
100
What is it called when playing a combination of 3 notes at the same time?
Bonus for 50: How do you know which notes to play (e.g. Am)?
Chords
Bonus for 50: Start with the name of the chord, skip one, then skip another (A, C, E)
100
What is the number of beats that go into a measure?
4
100
The act of creating your own song.
Composition
200
If you are playing a G major chord, what would the bass note be?
G
200
How many eighth notes go into one measure?
8
200
What is the difference between call-to-action and empowerment?
Call-to-action: Showing people the reality and telling them something needs to change.
Empowerment: Being able to stand up and be proud despite the hardships and difficulties.
200
This artist once dated a person with the same name, and started off as a country artist.
Taylor Swift
300
What are you playing when you play one note at a time to perform/create a song?
A melody
300
What is the clapping pattern and beat numbers for the first measure (one person in the group)?
1& 2(rest) 3 4
300
Is reclamation (taking back something that has been used to hurt someone, such as slurs) an example of call-to-action or empowerment? Why?
Empowerment, because it is an act of taking away the power that has been used to hurt a person/group.
300
This artist was a west coast rapper, and was a leading artist in the gangsta rap style in the 1990s.
Tupac
400
Jumbled chords! What is the name of this chord (major/minor required)?
F, C, A
F major
400
What are the beat numbers and strumming pattern for the second measure?
D DU D DU (1 2& 3 4&)
400
When writing a melody with chords, what is important about the first note (e.g. if you have a G chord, what notes are we allowed to use for the first note)?
A note from the chord (G, B, or D for a G chord).
400
Name the artist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy2zDJPIgwc
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Mozart is okay too)
500
Jumbled chords! What is the name of this chord (major/minor required)?
B, E, G
E minor
500
What are the beat numbers and hand pattern for the third measure on the piano?
RL RL B B (1& 2& 3 4)
500
What are 3 elements that can make a message stronger without using words?
- Tempo (speed)
- Timbre (instruments)
- Layers (heavy vs. light)