Mr. Horton History
Mr. Horton's preferred drink (coffee or tea)
What is coffee?
how loudly or softly the music is played
What is dynamics?
When J.S. Bach was alive (Baroque Era or Classical Era)
What is the Baroque Era?
where the piano was invented
What is Italy?
the name of the place in the music room where you store your music-making devices
What is the Instrument Storage Room?
where Mr. Horton went to college (Nevada or California)
What is California?
usually the most recognizable part of the song, the tune
What is melody?
the play that inspired West Side Story (hint: it's by the most famous playwright ever)
What is Romeo and Juliet?
what the piano was originally called
What is pianoforte? (also accepted fortepiano) (3x points if correct)
Magnolia's three core values
What are kindness, respect, and responsibility?
Mr. Horton's preferred chocolate (milk, dark, or white)
What is dark chocolate?
when two or more different notes sound at the same time (sometimes dissonant, sometimes consonant)
What is harmony?
Mozart's first two names (hint: initials are W.A.)
What is Wolfgang Amadeus?
when the piano was invented (c. 1000 years ago, 500 years ago, or 300 years ago)
What is 300 years ago?
the type of instruments that are usually left out, but most students are not allowed to touch
What is percussion?
Mr. Horton's favorite wintertime hobby
What is skiing? (-2x points if the response includes "snowboarding")
this element of music has to do with the organization of different sounds in time
What is rhythm?
the correct pronunciation for Franz Joseph Haydn (hint: Franz rhymes with pants, and Joseph is pronounced YOH-zef)
What is FRANTS YOH-zef HY-dən?
the number of keys on a traditional piano
What is 88?
the name of the place in the music room where band students have an assigned slot
What is the Music Storage Cabinet?
Mr. Horton's first job (optometric technician or cheese-bagger)
What is cheese-bagger?
the type of sound being played, also known as the tone color
What is timbre?
What is 11?
the inventor of the piano
Who is Bartolomeo Cristofori?
the three music room rules
What is: 1) Music students only, 2) Respect the room, and 3) Work toward something?