Baba Yetu
How many fortes does the composer want in our first entrance?
1
Finish the lyric: "You can help yourself..."
"... but don't take too much."
Finish the lyric: "Warm southern wind, blow softly here..."
"Green sod above, lie light."
Truth is what?
MARCHING!
Biology: What is the first phase of mitosis?
Finish the lyric: "Ufalme wako..."
"Ufike utakalo"
What time signature do we first sing in in this piece?
12/8
Where is the first spot you should take a breath in this piece (not including your very first entrance).
Between "shine kindly here" and "warm southern wind"
Finish the lyric: "With a glory in his bosom..."
"That transfigures you and me."
English: What literary element is used in this sentence: "Mr. Hunton's head looks like a ping-pong ball."
Simile
Demonstrate what fortississimo (3 "f"s) looks like with your body.
2 flexing arms and 1 flexing leg
What are the names for the two genres of instrumental music in the middle of this piece?
Salsa and Swing
What is the starting dynamic when you first enter?
Piano
What is the last note that the soprano 1's sing?
Bb5
Geography: What is the second longest river in the world?
The Amazon
Which voice part has the melody at the end of the song?
Soprano II
Good job!
Who's the composer?
Dan Forrest
How many measures of intro music are there before tenors and basses start singing?
12
American History: What date was the Declaration of Independence actually signed (It's not July 4th). Closest answer gets the points.
August 2nd, 1776
Only one voice part sings a note that doesn't belong to the chord on the last "ooo" of the song. Which voice part is it?
Tenors. They sing an "A" in a G major chord (scandalous).
In "Money, you got lots of friends..." the basses sing in descending half steps with lots of accidentals (D, Db, C, B, Bb). What is the musical term for this kind of movement?
"Chromatic" movement
How many measures long is the "ooo" section (it's not an even number).
13
From top to bottom, which voice parts sing on which staves during the a cappella section?
Alto
Tenor
Soprano
Bass
World History: Alexander the Great was king of...
Ancient Greece
This piece is in Swahili, what is the English translation?
The Lord's Prayer ("Our father who art in heaven...")
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Your team must sing the "oooo" section from memory, and Mrs. Olson and I will decide if it is correct enough.
Good job, maybe!
Most songs are classified in part by their voicings (SAB for example). What is this songs' voice classification?
SSATTBB
You have 3 minutes to create a tower out of your team's chorus binders (you can only use a maximum of 10 binders in case teams are uneven). The tallest free-standing tower after 3 minutes wins.
Nice.