Miscellaneous
Ms. Sosnowski
Music Theory
The Class of 2026
Choral Composers
100

What song do the choir seniors/chamber sing every year at Whippurpalooza and graduation?

The Road Home

100
What college did Ms. Sosnowski graduate from?

Millikin University

100

Notes that exist above or below the staff are called what? 

Ledger lines

100
Who won the two Arion choir awards this year?

Ava T and Alishaa B

100

This composer, known for chord clusters and lush harmonies, has composed the pieces Cloudburst, The Seal Lullaby and Lux Aurumque

Eric Whitacre

200

How many choir students attended ILMEA All State this past January? 

4

200

In the fall, Ms. Sosnowski will be rooting for this NFL team.

The Bears (bear down)!

200
What is the (do based) solfege for a natural minor scale?

Do-Re-Me-Fa-So(l)-Le-Te-Do

200

This senior frequently bakes cookies for their classes and is considered to have 'the best cookies'. 

Jackson D

200

This composer is known for blending pop and traditional choral styles and wrote the pieces Time, They Are Mother, and Over and Over.

Jennifer Lucy Cook

300
What was the date of our 2026 February concert?

 February 17th

300

Ms. Sosnowski student taught at this High School in the fall. 

Lake Zurich High School

300

Which scale degrees create a Major triad?

1-3-5

300

How do you spell Owen V-W's last name?

van Wageningen
300

This composer was the only composer with 2 songs on our Whippurpalooza concert. 

Susan Labarr

400

Who composed our Feb 2026 combined piece, All Too Soon?

Stephen Hatfield

400

List all of Ms. Sosnowski's siblings by name. 

Benjamin (Ben), and Carrie

400

Spell out this chord: do7

D, F, Ab, Cb

400

What was the senior song during madrigals this year?

There Will Be Rest- Tichelli

400

This historic German-British Baroque composer was well-known for his operas, oratorios, and anthems, composing pieces such as Messiah, Music spread thy voice around, and Lascia ch’io pianga

(George Frideric) Handel

500

How many total songs did the choirs perform at our 5 pm Whippurpalooza concert?

17

500

What was the date of Ms. Sosnowski's first day teaching at HHS?

Monday, January 12th 2026

500

This cadence substitutes the subdominant for the dominant to end a phrase. 

 Plagal Cadence

500

How many total seniors graduated from choir this year?

31

500

This composer had a long-lasting influence on the development of music in Europe during the Renaissance, especially on the development of counterpoint, and wrote the pieces Missa Papae Marcelli and O Magnum Mysterium.

Giovanni (Pierluigi da) Palestrina