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100

This Austrian composer and musical prodigy began composing at the age of five.

Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

100

This is the relative minor of Bb major.

What is G minor?

100

This 2026 Uniband piece features music from a 2010 Dreamworks animated film.

What is How to Train Your Dragon

100

This musical icon won Album of the Year at the Grammys in 2025 for a country album.

Who is Beyonce?

100

This film composer is responsible for many iconic themes, including “Jurassic Park”, “The Imperial March” and “Hedwig’s Theme”.

Who is John Williams?

200

This classical composer born in 1732 wrote over 100 symphonies.

Who is Joseph Haydn?

200

This note type is ⅜ the length of a semibreve.

What is a dotted crotchet?

200

This 2026 Uniband piece has a section of alternating ¾ and ⅝ bars.

What is Star Wars?

200

This musical icon was born in 1958 in Gary, Indiana, and was the eighth child of ten.

Who is Michael Jackson?

200

This pop singer created an album for the 2026 film “Wuthering Heights”.

Who is Charli XCX?

300

This famous overture by Tchaikovsky features real cannons. 

What is the 1812 Overture?

300

This major key signature contains 7 sharps.

What is C-sharp major?

300

This ex-student conductor now directs the Jazz Band.

Who is Athena Shiu?

300

This famous composer recently collaborated with RAYE on her song “Click Clack Symphony”.

Who is Hans Zimmer

300

The song “In Summer” is from this Disney film.

Frozen

400

‘Mars’ from Gustav Holst’s ‘The Planets’ Suite is in this time signature. 

What is 5/4?

400

This is the meaning of 'molto meno mosso'.

What is ‘much less movement’?

400

This small ensemble has “three and a half double reeds”.

What is the Reed Quintet?

400

The quote, “You can do what you want with my music, just don’t make me boring,” originates from this famous rock star.

Who is Freddie Mercury?

400

Dave Dobbyn’s “Slice of Heaven” was written for the soundtrack of this Kiwi film.

What is Footrot Flats?

500

This ballet by Igor Stravinsky was so controversial that a riot broke out at its premier in 1913.

What is The Rite of Spring?

500

This is the subdominant chord of E major.

What is A major?

500

Musical Director Michael Jamieson is the previous principal saxophonist of this Kiwi band.

What is the Royal New Zealand Navy Band?

500

This musical icon - known as a voice of the civil rights movement - was the first female singer to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Who is Aretha Franklin?

500

This film’s soundtrack won Best Original Score at the 2011 Academy Awards, beating How to Train Your Dragon.

What is The Social Network?