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Strange Factoids
Music Theory
100

It's the dynamic marking that means to play loudly.

What is forte? 

100

Four of these added together would equal one whole note.

What is a quarter note?

100

The french horn is a member of this instrument family.

What is the brass family? 

100

It's the Billie Eilish song that knocked "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas from the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100.

What is "Bad Guy"? 

100

The amount of lines and spaces on the musical staff.

What is 5 lines and 4 spaces?

200

It's a curvy line that connects two of the same pitch notes and combining their length.  

What is a tie? 

200

If you're in 3/4 time signature, you can't have one of these in a measure.  

What is a whole note?

200

The bassoon is a member of this instrument family. 

What is the woodwind family? 

200

This Japanese word comes from a phrase meaning "Empty Orchestra".

What is Karaoke? 

200

It's the type of scale that goes up and down in 1/2 steps.  

What is a chromatic scale?

300

The symbol that means to hold out a note longer than usual or until the conductor cuts you off.

What is a fermata? 

300

This note gets 1/4 of a beat.

What is a 16th note? 

300

The guiro is part of this instrument family.

What is the percussion family? 

300

He wrote six symphonies after losing his hearing completely.  Many of these are still played by professional orchestras today.

Who was Beethoven? 

300

The symbol that indicates that you are at the end of a piece of music. 

What is a double bar line?

400

The articulation marking that means to hold out the note for its full sustained value and is indicated by a line above the note.  

What is tenuto? 

400

Three 8th notes added together would equal this type of note.

What is a dotted quarter note? 

400

Of all the instruments in the band, it's the youngest, having only been invented in 1846.

What is the saxophone? 

400

This classical composer sold more CD's in 2016 than Beyonce?

Who was Mozart? 

400

In a time signature, it's the number that tells you what kind of note gets one beat.

What is the bottom number? 

500

It means to go back to the sign and end at the Fine.

What is D.S. Al Fine?

500

A group of three notes (that has a 3 on top of them) that fit into the space of where two of those notes normally would.

What is a triplet?

500

The sackbut was the original name for this band instrument.

What is the trombone? 

500

The first and only band to play on all seven continents.  Hint: Heavy Metal.

Who is Metallica? 

500

This is the correct order that the flats appear in the key signature.

What is BEADGCF?