Musical Terms
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Music We've Played
The Classics
Hear and Now
100

Fast

Allegro

100

The 4 on bottom of a time signature means what?

Quarter note gets one beat

100

Music from a video game, we played in All-District Band Night

Halo 2

100

Who composed a symphony with the tune "Ode to Joy?"

Beethoven

100

This pop star released the massive Cowboy Carter album in 2024 and won the most Grammy Awards of all time

Beyoncé

200
Get Louder

Crescendo

200

How many 8th notes are inside 2 half notes?

4

200

One of the themes in Emblems of America

Any of these: Star-spangled Banner, My Country Tis of Thee, America, You're a Grand Old Flag, Caissons Rolling Along, Halls of Montezuma, Auld Lang Syne

200

What's the name of the piece that all the bands played together in All-District Band Night?

Can-Can

200

This singer went from acting on the Disney Channel show Shake It Up to dominating global pop charts with hits like "Espresso" and "Please Please Please"

Sabrina Carpenter

300

Super soft

pianissimo

300

How many quarter note beats are in one measure of 6/4?

6

300

"Terracotta" was based on an ancient clay army made in what country?

China

300

This famous piece by Tschaikovsky is played at Christmastime.

The Nutcracker

300

This British singer-songwriter broke records with hit tracks like "As It Was" and her massive world tour.

Harry Styles

400

Get faster

Accelerando

400

How many quarter notes are in 4 measures of 4/4 time?

16

400
What 3 pieces were in the medley we played from Aladdin?

Must say all 3: Arabian Nights, The Genie Song (Friend Like Me), and A Whole New World

400

This famous piece of music by Holst is about a large planet in our solar system.

Jupiter

400

Known for her album Guts, this young artist brought 2000s-style pop-punk back to the mainstream with the hit song "good 4 u"

Olivia Rodrigo

500

Gradually get slower

Rallentando, Ritard or Ritardando

500

How many 8th notes are inside a dotted quarter note?

3

500

In the medley from Aladdin, which instrument played glissandos?

Trombone

500

Franz Josef Haydn wrote this piece to wake up the rude people in his audience who fell asleep.

Surprise Symphony

500

This artist’s 2024 album Hit Me Hard and Soft continued her streak of chart-topping hits, following her massive Oscar-winning Barbie track "What Was I Made For?"

Billie Eilish