Typical of sheet music for the piano, this structure has both the bass and treble clefs.
What is the grand staff
100
No need to hide under them; it simply refers to one artist performing another artist's work.
What is a cover?
100
Multiple pitches played simultaneously; not to be confused with the one you use to charge your Ipod.
What is a chord?
100
The original singer of "Hound Dog".
Who is Big Mama Thornton?
100
Italian word that describes the rate at which pitches are heard.
What is tempo?
200
These symbols, including sharps and flats, raise or lower an indicated pitch by a semitone.
What are accidentals?
200
The combination of two or more different pieces into one.
What is a mash-up?
200
The main "tune" of a song.
What is melody?
200
DJ famous for his complex mash-ups of up to 49 different songs.
Who is Girl Talk?
200
The organization of pitches through time.
What is rhythm?
300
Imaginary lines below and above the 5 lines of the staff.
What are leger lines?
300
A sample, or part, of an original song.
What is a stem?
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
A sequence of chords: i.e. the Blues, jazz, or four chord variety.
What is a progression?
300
Notation illiterate giant of music theater history, including the music to the musical White Christmas and "God Bless America".
Who is Irving Berlin?
300
The dynamic for quiet (Italian word).
What is piano?
400
The clef in which violas play.
What is the alto clef?
400
This original composer of "All Along the Watchtower" stated that Jimi Hendrix's cover version was "more original than the original".
Who is Bob Dylan?
400
Referred to as the tonic, this is the "I" chord of the key of A Major.
What is A Major?
400
Classical composer of the operas Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, and The Magic Flute. A pupil of Haydn and known for his eccentric side, pink wigs included.
Who is Mozart?
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
The organization of rhythm into patterns. Shakespeare used Iambic.
What is meter?
500
This pitch connects the treble, bass, and alto clefs.
What is middle c?
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
This term refers to taking a small portion of a song and using it in a new context. Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and B.o.B are all guilty of it; Mozart, Beethoven, and Bach would call it "quoting".
What is sampling?
500
This kind of chord typically leads to the tonic, or "I" chord. Example: the "V" chord.