Staff Infection
This note lives on a short line in the middle of the grand staff.
Tempo means. . .
What is the speed of the beat?
How long is a quarter note tied to another half note.
3 Beats
Beep Beep Beep Beep HONK, HONK _____
Bus Ride
This Russian composer had HUGE hands and could reportedly stretch a 12th on the piano. Who was it?
A. Sergei Rachmaninoff
B. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
C. Franz Liszt
D. Danny DeVito
Answer: A — Rachmaninoff
This line lives two lines down from the middle.
Bass F
Forte means....
What is loud?
This rest looks a top hat. Specify the name and how long.
What is a half rest and 2 beats.
Car-ni-val comes,
in-to my town
I get on the ride.
Carousel Ride
This Italian composer wrote more than 500 keyboard sonatas. He spent much of his career working for a princess. Basically, he was a full-time music employee. Who was he?
A. Antonio Vivaldi
B. Gordon Ramsay
C. Johann Sebastian Bach
D. Domenico Scarlatti
Answer: B — Scarlatti
This note lives 3 spaces up from the middle of the grand staff.
High C
What word means to play gradually softer?
diminuendo (or decrescendo)
What's the difference between a tie and a slur?
Ties connect notes of the same pitch - slurs connect different pitches.
Blue-be-rry Ice Cream,
So Sweet and Scrumptious
My ve-ry first bite
Is so humungous.
Brain Freeze
This pianist helped popularize performing from memory. Basically, she helped establish the tradition that has forced generations of piano students to memorize their damn recital pieces. Who was she?
A. Fanny Mendelssohn
B. Clara Schumann
C. Amy Beach
D. Macaulay Culkin
Answer: B — Clara Schumann
This symbol indicates how many beats are in every measure, and what note value gets the beat.
What is a time signature?
This symbol indicates a note needs to go up a half step.
What is a Sharp.
There are 4 of these in a whole note
What is a quarter note?
When the pie was o-pened the birds began to sing
Wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the king.
Sing a Song of Sixpence.
At the premiere of this composer's The Rite of Spring, the audience became so angry that a RIOT broke out. Imagine getting into a fight because you didn't like the music. Who was it?
A. Igor Stravinsky
B. Clara Schumann
C. Nadia Boulanger
D. Winona Ryder
Answer: A — Igor Stravinsky
How many lines in total does the grand staff have?
10
What does a double bar line signify?
The end of the song
How many sixteenth notes fit in 1 eighth note.
2
First Measure plays the 1 Chord
Second still plays the 1 chord
Third measure plays the 1 chord
Fourth Measure plays the 1 chord.
Which composer decided that his orchestra needed 16 CANNON BLASTS to properly finish a piece of music?
A. Keanu Reeves
B. Stravinsky
C. Tchaikovsky
D. Mozart
C. Tchaikovsky