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100

The musical term for getting faster

What is accelerando?

100

The finale piece is a mashup of two songs from these two musicals.

What are Carousel and The Sound of Music?

100

The theme for the 2025-2026 VNH show.

What is "I Am Afraid of the Dark"?

100

This instrument originally called the kettle drum, is used in many iconic movie scores.

What is the timpani?

100

Mr Reinke went to this University.

What is Nebraska Wesleyan University?

200

This note is on the second line on the bass clef.

What is B?

200

Sing Gently was written by this composer, and they are a big cheater.

Who is Eric Whitacre...blech?

200

The ballad was mashup of two songs from these two movies.

What are Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse and Tangled?

200

This is the largest instrument, using bellows to power pipes, and is played using both hands and feet.

What is the organ?

200

Mr Reinke's Mom is the principal at this LPS Elementary School.

What is Holmes?

300

This word is the term for crescendoing and decrescendoing, usually within a short phrase or over one note.

What is messa di voce?

300

The translation of the words "Dies Irae"

What is "Day of Wrath"?

300

This band founded in the 1970's is still actively playing and originally recorded the opener of your show in 1992.

What is Iron Maiden?

300

This Japanese instrument has a face and is played by placing your finger on a sliding "neck" and opening the mouth.

What is the otamatone?

300

These are the names of Mr Reinke's children, a retriever-lab and poodle.

Who are Leo and Bart?

400

This phrase structure is found when two smaller periods are identical or nearly identical.

What is a parallel period?

400

This University commissioned We Are the Music Makers.

What is the University of Nebraska Lincoln?

400

Sound of Silence was in two varying styles, Classical Choral and this.

What is samba?

400

The owner of this instrument nearly did not invent it, after falling from a height of three stories, drinking acidic water, and fell into a hot stove.

What is the saxophone?

400

Mr Reinke visited these countries in 2025.

What are Austria, Czechia, Germany?

500

This scale is created by alternating whole steps and half steps.

What is the octatonic scale?

500

Carol of the Bells is based on a tune from this country.

What is Ukraine?

500

The original writers of your 4th song formed their group in this year.

What is 2001?

500

This niche instrument combines the keys of a saxophone and the functionality of a brass instrument, most popularly used in Hector Belioz's Symphonie Fantastique.

What is the ophicleide?

500

Mr Reinke has performed on these instruments. Name 12/16.

What are flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, trombone, euphonium/baritone, tuba, drumset, aux percussion, piano, guitar, electric bass, upright bass, viola, and organ.