Rhythm and Pitch
Terminology
Instrumentation
Cultural Music
Popular Culture
100

I am worth half a beat in the time signature of 4/4, what note am I?

A quaver.

100

What is the term we use for defining soft playing when describing dynamics?

Piano.

100

A piano is defined as this kind of instrument.

Percussion.

100

The bagpipes are generally associated with which country?

Scottland.

100

Which song are these lyrics from?
"You're insecure, don't know what for?
You're turning heads when you walk through that door."

One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful

200

I am worth two beats in the time signature of 3/4, what am I?

A minim.

200

What is the term for when a piece of music gradually gets more quiet?

Decrescendo.

200

A saxophone is defined as this kind of instrument.

Woodwind.

200

The blues are known for its blend of which continent's style of music?

African.

200

What iconic Australian children's music group formed in Sydney in 1991 out of members from the band The Cockroaches, famous for wearing colored skivvies and singing about hot potatoes and fruit salad?

The Wiggles.

300

I am worth one beat in the time signature of 6/8, what am I?

A quaver.

300

What is the term for short and detached?

Staccato.

300

I have four strings but I'm not a bass guitar, what am I?

A ukulele.

300

The Koto is an instrument from which country?

Japan.

300

Who composed the Imperial March theme for Star Wars?

John Williams.

400
What is an accidental?

It is a sharp or flat.

400

What is the term we use to describe when we put emphasis on a note?

Accentuation.

400

A kalimba is described as what kind of instrument?

Percussion.

400

Djembe is an instrument derived from which country?

Mali (West Africa would also be accepted)

400

Which instrument plays the main melody in Blinding Lights by The Weeknd

A synthesiser/keyboard.
500

What are the order of sharps in our Circle of Fifths?

FCGDAEB

500

What does it mean when a song has Polyphonic texture?

It has multiple layers of melodies happening at once.

500

The band Wintergatan is known for using what type of instrumentation (percussion/brass/woodwind/strings)
-Bonus 100 points if you can guess what they use to create sound.

Percussion using marbles to create sound.

500

Gnawa Lila uses which instrument in its ritual?

Mbira.

500

Which song are these lyrics from?
"With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us"

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit