Music Theory 101
What does the bottom number of a time signature mean?
What kind of note value gets the beat.
a musical interval equal to two consecutive half steps
Whole step
What is the most commonly played instrument in the world?
Guitar
What is the outer most layer of the Earth called?
The crust
What is Paddingtons favorite food?
Marmalade
What note is 3 half steps above C?
Eb
What is another name for a semitone?
Half step
What orchestra instrument is commonly found in jazz bands?
Bass
Who is on the American penny?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the first Disney movie ever released?
Snow White (1937)
What minor scale has the same key signature as C major?
A minor
What do we call pairs of scales that share the same key signature and notes but have different tonic (root) notes?
Relative major/minor
What instrument has the longest bow in the string family?
What is the largest organ of the human body?
Skin
What country does Encanto take place?
Columbia
What number would be on the bottom of a time signature if half notes get the beat?
2
What do we call pairs of scales or keys that share the same tonic (starting) note but have different key signatures?
Parallel major/minor
What kind of instrument is the oldest known instrument?
Flute (made from bone)
What letter in the Alphabet does not appear in any U.S state names?
Q
What is the highest grossing film ever?
Avatar
Name the order of whole and half steps to build a major scale
WWHWWWH
What Major Key has 4 sharps and what are those sharps?
E Major, F# C# G# D#
Name two double reed instruments
oboe, bassoon, English horn, contrabassoon
What country has the most islands in the world?
Who was the first Disney princess to have tattoos?
Pocahontas