It's All Relative
This instrument family includes (but is not limited to) the following instruments: Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass
What are Strings?
This solfège syllable represents the 7th scale degree, also commonly referred to as the Leading Tone
What is Ti?
This term refers to notes that are intended to be played or sung short and separated
What is staccato?
This musical work was originally a poem by Francis Scott Key written in 1814. It was later set to music and spans over an octave and a fifth, making it incredibly challenging to sing. It was adopted as the official national anthem of the United States in 1931
What is The Star Spangled Banner?
This teacher can wiggle their ears on command
Who is Mr. Mac?
This instrument family includes (but is not limited to) the following instruments: Piccolo Trumpet, Wagner Tuba, French Horn.
What is brass?
This three-note sequence in solfège outlines the tonic chord arpeggio in a major key (movable "Do")
What is "Do-Mi-Sol"?
This symbol, resembling an eye, instructs performers to sustain a pitch for longer than its written value. The length of the note is determined by the conductor and informed by common practice
What is a fermata?
This composer is considered to be one of the pillars of the Baroque Era, and classical music on the whole. Andy Arthur Smith made a viral TikTok singing one of this composer's Cello Suite No. 1, known for its acrobatic leaps and hypnotic melody.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach? (J.S. Bach also acceptable)
This teacher graduated from a Frisco ISD high school
Who is Ms. Parks?
These are the four most common voice parts written for mixed choir
What are Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass?
In the key of C major, the solfège syllable "Mi" corresponds to this scale degree
What is Scale Degree 3/the mediant? (will accept either)
This is a type of accented dynamic marking composers use to instruct musicians to perform a sustained pitch loudly and then immediately (and significantly) softer
What is a fortepiano? (Or fp)
This is one of the most famous pieces of classical music. While people may not know the title of this piece, they've surely heard its recognizable melody and have heard of its composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The title translates to "A Little Night Music"
What is Eine kleine Nachtmusik?
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Who is Mrs. Titus?
This instrument family includes (but is not limited to) the following instruments: Piccolo, Bassoon, E-Flat Clarinet, and English Horn
What are Woodwinds?
The sharp tone chromatic solfege syllable between Fa and Sol
What is Fi?
*Arrange these tempo markings in order from slowest to fastest
Andante, Vivace, Largo, Moderato, Adagio
1. Largo 2. Adagio 3. Andante 4. Moderato 5. Vivace
This piece of music was originally written by Eric Whitacre as an a capella choral work, but adapted for wind band shortly after. The Latin title, and the inspirational poem of the same name, translates to "Light and Gold."
What is Lux Aurumque?
This teacher played softball in high school. Once, they even got hit in the face with a softball and had to get stitches!
Who is Mrs. Titus?
This instrument's family is not exclusive...or is it? Some say it belongs to the percussion family, others the string family. It has been most commonly used for solo performance over the centuries, but can also be an accompanying voice for choirs, wind bands, and orchestras alike
What is the piano?
*Name 3 chromatic solfege syllables (flat tones)
Will accept any of these in the form of a question (what are...?)
Ra, Me, Se, Le, or Te
An embellishment (or non-chord tone) where a note is approached by leap and resolved by step
What is an appoggiatura?
This epic aria from Turandot, composed by Giacomo Puccini, is arguably one of the most well-known tenor works in all of opera. Luciano Pavarotti famously performed this piece at the 2006 Olympic opening ceremony in Italy - a performance which the Olympics chose to mirror in Milan in 2026 with popular tenor Andrea Bocelli.
What is Nessun Dorma?
This teacher was shown on television multiple times during the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament in 2023: twice celebrating the team's first round win; twice crying during the team's second round loss
Who is Ms. Parks?