Back to Basics
How many lines are in a singular Staff?
What are 5 lines?
The note that is the entire length of a bar
(Assuming 4/4 timing)
What is a Whole Note
The Number of Sharps within the C Major scale
What is 0
Notes arranged by pitch, typically within an octave
What is a Scale
This simple nursery rhyme is played in the key of C-Major
What is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
Also acceptable:Jack and Jill, Hot Crossed buns, Ring Around the Rosie, and many more.
What is 4/4
The part of the note that is a vertical line
What is the Stem
What is the key of C
Traditional a scale has 7 notes per octave, but not this scale. 5 notes makes it feel alive!
What is the pentatonic scale
Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train and Black Sabbath's War Pigs both have these famous sections where only a Guitar is played.
What is a Solo
The Notes that fill the spaces in the Treble Staff
What are: F,A,C,E
The value of 2 sixteenth notes
What is 1/8 or equal to 1 eight note
What are 12
The Blues scale is often identified with an out-of-key note commonly referred to as what
What is the blue note
Linkin Park's 2024 Single "Heavy Is The Crown" features this motif where the number of notes per bar changed.
What is a Time Signature Change
The name given when both an treble clef and a bass clef are present
The notation that increases a note's value
What is a Dot
Intervals that are used to count distance between notes.
What are Semi-tones
Half-steps is also an acceptable answer.
What scale is this interval pattern
W–W–H–W–W–W–H
What is a Major Scale
This Anthem played at the beginning of most US sports event's is traditionally played in the key of B flat
What is the American National Anthem
Also acceptable: The Star-Spangled Banner
The Notes that fill the spaces in the Bass Staff
What are: A,C,E,G
The Horizontal time that connects notes
What is a Beam
The Roman Numeral associate with the 6th minor triad.
What is vi
This scale is often associated with horror and unease.
What is the Harmonic Minor scale
Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze is a Psychedelic rock song known for utilizing this scale
What is the Blues's scale