Orchestra

General (music)

100

Where do the percussionists typically sit in a full orchestra?

Scattered around the back.

200

On which number symphony is it fabled that composers will die after writing?

9th

300

Which composer is known for a piece using cannons as percussion instruments?

Tchaikovsky

400

What is the exact length of a standard full size violin bow in centimeters?

74.25cm

500

What is the exact difference between a tempered and a perfect fifth?

1:27/12 (perfect:tempered), a two cent difference

STEAM Orchestra

100

Who is the best orchestra teacher ever?

Ms. Chappell

200

What is the name of the official STEAM orchestra mascot?

Natalie the Narwhal

300

How many total people are there in the orchestra program?

79

400

As per Ms. Chappell, how difficult is it to play cello in a narwhal onesie on a scale from 1-10 (10 being most difficult)?

3

500

What is the name of the tuning system that Ms. Chappell currently uses when playing our tuning notes through her phone?

"Just" intonation/tuning

TwoSet

100

Name the two people who make up the YouTube channel TwoSet Violin

Brett and Eddy

200

Are electric violins sacreligious?

Yes

300

Who is the "fastest violinist?" HINT: He was born, not created.

Vov Dylan

400

Which child prodigy gave TwoSet violin lessons in one video?

Chloe Chua

500

Which TwoSet music video is a vegetable in music notation?

Cabbage

Guess the instrument

100

I am made of wood. I am coated in varnish. I am the average height of a fourth grader when I am full size. What instrument am I?

Cello

200

You can play me sitting down or standing up. I tune my strings in fourths. I somewhat resemble a giant brown fish. What instrument am I?

Double bass/ upright bass.

300

I have four strings. I rarely get the melody. If you want to offend me, you will guess I'm a violin. What am I?

Viola

400

I have frets, usually made of gut tied around the neck. I was most popular in the Renaissance-Baroque era. I am related to the viola and played in an upright manner. What instrument am I?

Viola de gamba.

500

I am a traditional instrument from Croatia. I am ALWAYS played in pairs. I am a woodwind instrument related to the oboe. What am I?

Sopile

Random

100

What is that?

HINT: the answer is something.

Something.

200

What word starts with "n," ends with "g," and has nothing in between?

Nothing.

300

Why?

Because.

400

What piece is this?

A A E E F# F# E_ D D C# C# B B A_ E E D D C# C# B_ E E D D C# C# B_ A A E E F# F# E_ D D C# C# B B A_

The tune matches each of these songs:

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Baa Baa Black Sheep, the Alphabet

500

What is the amplitude of y=sin(x)?

1