Musical Terminology
Music theory says that these combine at least 3 different notes but the power type common in heavy guitar music uses just 2
Chords
He taught music theory at the Moscow Conservatory in the 1860s not in 1812
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
This modern rapper needs a bucket and a mop
Cardi B
This City is considered the birthplace of Jazz
New Orleans
Kanye thinks she is an award winner... but Alex doesn't really get the hype behind this Grammy Award Winning artist
Beyonce Knowles
A musical idea used to identify characters and other themes which can be quite heavy despite its name
Leitmotif
This handy Italian Medievil music theorist is credited with the invention of modern staff notation
Guido of Arezzo
Elvis Presley had quite the affinity for this color and material of shoe
Blue Suede
This trumpet player had to relearn how to play his instrument when a dental surgery was needed after an altercation over being extorted for money
Chet Baker
This band originally from Anne Arbor, Michigan is Alex's favorite band
Vulfpeck
This dance form is identified by it's repeating melodic pattern usually performed in the bass line
Passacaglia
Current Executive Editor of the Journal of Music Theory and Battell Professor of the Theory of Music at Yale University
Richard Cohn
This pop artist has had a No. 1 Billboard Song in each of the last 4 decades
Mariah Carey
The melody of a piece of jazz music is often referred to as this
the head
Alex really likes this Beach Boys song
Kokomo
Identify this chord
Australian Sixth
This French composer and teacher was best known for helping her students, like Aaron Copland, find their own compositional style
Nadia Boulanger
Along with writing her own music, this pop star has written songs for Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears, and Alice Cooper
Ke$ha
This chord progression is commonly found in bebop and is even utilized in the Flintstone's theme song
Rhythym Changes
Alex believes that this composer is without question the greatest composer to ever live
J.S. Bach
This word meaning "music for a purpose" was commonly utilized by 20th Century Composer, Paul Hindemith
Gebrauchsmusik
This Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, music theorist, mathematician, and teacher is particularly noted for his serial and electronic music.
Milton Babbitt
This pop star whose body is very honest speaks English, Spanish, Arabic, French, Italian and Portuguese
Shakira
This nightclub for the wealthy people of New York is where Duke Ellington made a name for himself and his orchestra
Cotton Club
This grammy award-winning artist is only popular because his music is complicated for the sake of being complicated and people just want to seem smart by saying they like him
Jacob Collier