Name The Artist
Which Hip Hop artist has sold more than 170 million records?
Drake
Which genre of music includes symphonies, dynamics, and balance?
Classical Music
Name two of the three top-selling music artists of ALL TIME.
Who is...
The Beatles
Elvis Presley
Michael Jackson
What is one of Ludwig Beethoven's most famous songs?
Mooning Sonata, Fifth Symphony, Fur Elise
What was the first instrument ever made?
Hint: it is a woodwind instrument
What is a flute?
The earliest flute discovered dates back to 60,000 years ago! Experts say it was made by Neanderthals in what is now known as Slovenia.
Who is known for his free-jazz style?
Duke Ellington
What music genres emerged at the same time in the 1950s?
What is rock and rhythm & blues?
Who is the richest female musician in the world?
Who is Rihanna?
Net worth: $1.7 billion
What is the most played song in the world?
What is "It's a Small World"?
What is the most expensive instrument ever sold?
Violin
Who is the most successful American Idol winner?
Extra: What genre of music does he/she sing?
Who is Carrie Underwood?
She has 7 Grammys, 65 million records sold, and 14 No. 1 songs on the Billboard Hot Country Songs.
Extra: What is country music?
Name at least 2 main feature of Jazz.
Improvisation, Bues scale, Syncopation, Swing, Call-and-respone, Complex Harmonies
Who is the richest male musician in the world?
Net worth: $1.4 billion
What famous song is Patty Hill known for?
What is Happy Birthday To You?
Who is known as the first jazz superstar?
Louis Armstrong
Who is nicknamed "Empress of the Blues"?
Bessie Smith
What music genre is associated with the banjo?
What is country music?
Fun Fact: The modern banjo has roots in West Africa where handmade gourd instruments called "banjar" were popular for music.
Who is the best selling group of all time with 25 Guinness World Records titles?
The Beatles
What song was the candidate for the US national anthem?
America the Beautiful
Which pop artist bought a theme park and named it 'Neverland'?
Michael Jackson
Who performed at the famous Woodstock Festival in 1969?
Who is Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, The Who, or Janis Joplin?
Jazz vocalists use what style of singing to improvise?
Scat Singing
What artist has won the most Latin Grammys in history?
Who is Shakira?
What song did Michael Jackson write about a woman who wrote him letters about a son she thought was his?
What is Billie Jean?
Who has won the most Grammy awards?
Georg Solti