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Which celebrity shares Chuck Berry's birthday on October 18th?
A) Hayley Williams
B) Brittney Griner
C) Sandra Bullock
D) Viola Davis
B) Brittney Griner
True or false: the three musical clefs (treble, alto, bass) are stationary in nature?
False
True or false: the rider is a physical contract explaining standards and requirements needed for an act to perform?
True
Order the following instruments from smallest to largest: cello, viola, violin, double bass
Violin, viola, cello, double bass
Which song has more than 5 million streams on Spotify?
A) Get Down Gorillas!
B) Piper the Opossum
C) Hoedown Hedgehog
D) Rocky Racoon
D) Rocky Racoon, Scary Pockets
True or false: the correct order of American music genres is jazz, swing, rock n' roll?
False: swing, jazz, rock n' roll
Half-steps are the smallest note increment in Western music. Two half steps make up a ___ step
Whole step
Who is responsible for a band on tour? In other words, who takes over for the artist manager?
The tour manager
As a means to create a sound fuller than the 6-string guitar, the ______ guitar was introduced.
12-string guitar
True or false: former One Direction member Harry Styles has the largest current fan following?
True
Name this song title. An extra 100 points if you can name the band leader. (song 1)
In the Mood, Glenn Miller
In the order of major and minor intervals, what traditionally comes after the major third?
A) minor fourth
B) major fourth
C) imperfect fourth
D) perfect fourth
D) perfect fourth
True or false: Justin Bieber sold the most concert tickets in 2015
False: Taylor Swift
Listen to the instrumentation. How many instruments are playing at once? A bonus 200 points if you know (can guess) the band name. (song 2)
4, 40 Fingers
What is the time signature for this song? Bonus 100 points if you can count it correctly (song 3)
7/4, 1-2-3 1-2 1-2
The original term 'soundies' applies to what?
A) pre-recorded backup singers
B) unlicensed (free domain) music
C) music videos
D) recording technicians
C) music videos
A major and minor clef that share their key name (C major and C minor) are called _____ keys.
Parallel keys
What are the three types of managers most successful musicians employ?
Artist manager, tour manager, and production manager
Correctly define all 4 terms (partial credit available for each label): front of house, back of house, monitor world, box office
Front of house: where the show is held. Back of house: all backstage and loading areas. Monitor world: sound control and management area. Box office: the ticket both or station for check-in
Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini is rapper-singer-songwriter _______'s full legal name
Doja Cat
Order the 'classical' music eras correctly chronologically: romantic, modern, classical, baroque
The alto clef (middle clef) is known by what other name?
A) tenor clef
B) baritone clef
C) soprano clef
D) coloratura clef
A) tenor clef
How long is a copyright valid in 2022?
The entirety of the artist's life plus 70 years
A ____ is a consonant sound that is a rush of air and will spike a microphone in recording. (ie P, S, K sounds)
Plosive
The biological gift to discern any musical note's intonation and note name is called ________
Perfect pitch