Guitar
Notes of the Staff
Musicians of the Week
Talking Music
Stranger Things
100
How many strings can be found on our classroom guitars?
6
100
What are the space notes ascending from bottom to top?
F-A-C-E
100
This MoW was our special Halloween artist- with popular songs like Billie Jean and Thriller. Most of you have expressed they are the G.O.A.T of music
Michael Jackson
100
This describes what you might tap your foot to and feel when listening to a song
The beat
100
This is arguably the main character of the show and is also a number that might correspond with your age...
Eleven
200
What is the type of guitar we play here in Mr. Z's class?
Acoustic
200
What are the line notes ascending from bottom to top?
E-G-B-D-F
200
This was our first musician of the week-who often makes an appearance in our beat detective games.
Stevie Wonder
200
This is the main tune or the most singable part of a song
The melody
200
This main character has had a very successful musical career, going by the stage name Djo. He has had popular songs including End of Beginning, Roddy, Chateau (Feel Alright). This character also has the same grading policy as Mr. Z; A for everybody and B for the knuckleheads.
Steve (Joe Keery)
300
What are these metal things that help us raise or lower pitch called?
Tuning Pegs
300
What is one acronym we can use to remember the line notes?
Every-Great-Burger-Deserves-Fries
300
This Mow has collaborated a bunch with her brother and has a massive fan base, even though you may refer to her as a "Bad Guy"
Billie Eilish
300
This word is what we use to describe how a song makes us feel (calm, upset, energized)
Mood
300
This stranger things character got his acting start playing the role of Gavroche in Les Miserables on Broadway. You can see his singing background appear in Stranger Things season 3 with his performance of Never Ending Story
Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo)
400
Although it looks pretty scratched up, this tortoise colored shape is actually doing its job pretty well, preventing the guitar from being damaged
Pick Guard
400
What is one acronym we can use to remember the space notes?
Friends-Are-Cool-Everyday
400
This MoW is a local legend, coming from Hicksville right here on Long Island. You can typically find him performing at Madison Square Garden in NYC.
Billy Joel
400
This word describes the type of music we listen to; like pop, hip-hop, rock, jazz, classical, etc. (different types of books/shows/movies also fall in this)
Genre
400
In real life, this main character plays guitar and sings lead vocals in bands known as Calpurnia and The Aubreys.
Mike (Finn Wolfhard)
500
These help keep our strings secure, preventing them from coming loose and snapping. You may also find these at a bowling alley...
Bridge Pins
500
What is the name of the system that organizes pitch in music? (Do-Re-Mi...)
A Scale
500
Hopefully some of you will Get Lucky with this MoW, who produced 43% of the music on the radio in 2003. He must've had some help from the minions and Gru...
Pharrell Williams
500
Two songs have the same beat and tempo, but one feels louder and more “in your face.” What part of music is making it feel that way?
Dynamics
500
This character has been on the show since the very beginning. She flexed her musical skills in the 1988 film Beetlejuice, by lipsinging two Harry Belefonte songs; Day-O (Banana Boat Song) and Jump in the Line
Joyce (Winona Ryder)