COMPOSER
MUSIC LIT.
CELLYMPICS
HISTORY
SCALES
100
He became the first Black Composer to win a Pulitzer Prize in Music in 1996, for his work "Lilacs for voice and Orchestra"
George Walker (1922-2018)
100
This key signature has F# and C#?
What is D major or B minor
100
Rest the pink on the top of the bow and let the tip of the bow fall. Maintain a flat wrist and bow hold.
What are pinky push-ups?
100
Made from animal intestines (usually sheep)
What are gut strings?
100
C MAJOR
please play a 1 octave c major scale and arpeggio!
200
Studied Piano and Organ at the prestigious New England Conservatory and later became the first woman to have a composition played by a major American Orchestra
Florence Price (1887-1953)
200
A musical notation connecting connecting a group of different pitches.
What is a Slur?
200
Hold the bow vertically and place your right hand at the tip of the bow. Using only your fingers and thumb work your way to the frog and back to the tip.
What is bow crawl or bow climb?
200
Held between the legs of the player, this instrument was mainly used as a basso continuo during the 17th century
What is Baroque Cello?
200
G MAJOR
please play a 1 octave G major scale and arpeggio!
300
David Baker (1931-2016) was an American composer, conductor and Jazz cellist.
300
In which the leader sings a phrase and the group sings a different phrase in response
Call and Response
300
Pizz! Clap! Slap!
What is left hand pizzicato acrobatics?
300
He was a composer, writer, shopkeeper and the first person of African descent to be given an obituary in the British Press.
Who is Ignatius Sancho?
300
D MAJOR
please play a 1 octave D major scale and arpeggio
400
A type of religious song associated with Black Christians of southern United States believed to be first created by enslaved African Americans before the end of the civil war.
What is a Spiritual?
400
A G major triad is made up of these 3 notes
G B D
400
Set! sink!release! pluck!
The four steps for pluck-pluck row your bow
400
He composed extensively for the cello, including 12 cello concertos and at least 19 cello sonatas.
Who is Luigi Boccherini? (1743-1805)
400
A MAJOR
please play a 1 octave A major scale and arpeggio