Music Reading
Musical Terms
Music Trivia
Class Procedures
Risk It
100
This is a section of music marked by lines on either side, noting a certain number of beats.
What is a measure?
100
This kind of note is worth 1 beat.
What is a quarter note?
100
This rapper was featured in Justin Bieber's hit song "Baby."
Who is Ludacris?
100
This is the first thing you should get when you walk in the room, and is the only thing you need for class most days.
What is your choir folder?
100
It's your lucky day!
The team who chose this question gets 200 points
200
A time signature like 4/4 tells you this information with the top number - the bottom number tells you what kind of note counts as one beat.
What is "how many beats are in a measure?"
200
This symbol means "soft" in Italian and means to sing quietly.
What is piano?
200
This pop artist recently starred in the movie "Wicked" as Galinda, later known as Glinda the Good Witch of the North.
Who is Ariana Grande?
200
This is what Mr. Gerwin does to get everyone's attention when there is a lot of talking.
What is clapping a rhythm pattern?
200
Oops
The team who chose this question loses 200 points
300
This group of sharps or flats at the beginning of a line of music tells you what key the music is in; in other words, which note is "do."
What is a key signature?
300
This musical term means "strong" in Italian, and tells you to sing loudly.
What is forte?
300
This artist was known as the "King of Rock and Roll" and was best known for songs like "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock."
Who is Elvis Presley?
300
This is about how far apart your feet should be while standing and singing.
What is shoulder-width?
300
I'm feeling generous
The team in first place gets 100 points, the team in second place gets 200 points, and the team in third place gets 300 points
400
The writer of a piece of music; their name is often at the top right of the first page of music.
What is a composer/arranger?
400
This symbol tells you to gradually get louder.
What is crescendo?
400
While this artist was most famous as an R&B singer early in her career, with songs like Halo and Crazy In Love, her most recent album was marketed as a country album.
Who is Beyonce?
400
This has been the third item on the daily agenda most days this year, after solfege and before concert music (but it tends to disappear when we get closer to the concert).
What is sight-reading?
400
How nice of them!
Take 200 points from the team with the most points (No change if that is your team)
500
This is a group of lines in music that shows that all of those lines happen at the same time instead of one after another.
What is a system?
500
This symbol looks like an eye, which is fitting because you should probably watch the director to know how long to hold the note for!
What is a fermata?
500
John Lennon was a member of this famous British rock group with songs like "Hey Jude" and "Help!"
Who are the Beatles?
500
The bell has rung! These are almost always the first four words out of Mr. Gerwin's mouth.
What are: "Alright, stand on up!"
500
How nice of you!
Give 200 of your points to the team with the least points (no change if that is your team)