Music Careers
Musical Styles
Modern Music History
Playing Test
What About Me?
200

This type of professional makes their living in a band, orchestra, choir, or as a soloist on stage.

What is a performer? (musician would be acceptable)

200

Characterized by swinging rhythms and improvisation.

What is jazz?

200

Hip Hop was born in the Bronx in this decade.

What are the 1970s?

200
One of the three parts of the bucket drum.

What are head, rim, or side?

200

I am originally from this state.

What is West Virginia?

400

A person that teaches music at the university or college level.

What is a music professor?

400

This music is the most popular musical genre in the world as of 2017.

What is hip hop? (rap is acceptable)

400

Blues traces its roots all the way back to this century.

What is the 19th century?

400

Ukulele has this many strings.

What are four?

400
I performed professionally for 16 years as a freelance musician on this instrument before coming to Northeast.

What is trumpet?

600

This type of professional writes about music or interviews musical artists.

What is a music journalist?

600

Blues music evolved from this early American musical style.

What is the spiritual?

600

The 1950s were dominated by this new musical style played by artists like Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, and the "King," Elvis Presley.

What is rock 'n' roll?

600

Two of the parts of the ukulele.

What are the body, strings, tuning pegs, sound hole, head stock, or bridge?

600
I am this many years old.

What is 38?

800

A public school music teacher must have a certification in this field.

What is music education?
800

One of the four cornerstones of early hip hop.

What are MCing, graffiti, DJing, or breakdancing?

800

This Godfather of Funk tried disco in the 1970s.

Who is James Brown?

800

The black keys on the piano are groups like this.

What are groups of two and three keys?

800

I currently live in this small borough near Allentown.

What is Quakertown?
1000
A music teacher in this setting makes the most money.

What is college or university?

1000

This style of music was all about the "one."

What is funk?

1000

The early pioneers of hip hop sampled the stylings of this genre's artists, including Chic's "Good Times."

What is disco?

1000

The thumb is always this.

What is "one?"

1000

I have this many beautiful children.

What are three?