Music Trivia

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Music Trivia
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• Which instrument belongs to the Percussion
  family?
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• Saxophone
• Violin
• Piano
• d.Trumpet

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C. PIANO

• The piano is classified a percussion instrument
  because of the hammers that hit the strings
  inside of it.

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• In the Treble Clef the Letters on the spaces
  spell?
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• EGBDF
• GBDFA
• ACEG
• d.FACE

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D. FACE

• Space FACE
• Fat Alligators Can Eat

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• The Bass Clef sign places what note on the Fourth
  Line of the Bass Staff?
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• A
• G
• H
• d.F

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D. F

• The bass Clef places the note F on the fourth line

      
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• In Time Signature the top number tells how many
  beats are in a measure and the bottom number
  tells
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• What kind of note gets one beat
• How fast the beat is
• How loud the beat is
• d.How the beat is divided into measures

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A. What Kind of note gets one beat
Time Signatures The top number of the time
signature tells you how many beats can fit into a
measure.  If the top number is 4, then four beats
can fit into a measure.  If the top number is 3,
than three beats can fit into a measure.  Most
time signatures will be 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, or
6/8.   In the example below, the time signature
is 4/4.  The top number tells you there will be
four beats in each measure.     
                                                  
                                            Rememb
er You can't have more beats in a measure than
the time signature allows.   Let's say it another
way.  You can't fit four beats into a measure
that only has room for three beats.   That would
be like trying to squeeze a big foot into a small
shoe. 
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• In dynamics, a double F sign would mean
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• Very Soft
• Very Loud
• Loud
• Soft

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B. Very Loud
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• The Composer of the Star Spangled Banner is?
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• Ludwig Van Beethoven
• J.S. Bach
• George M Cohen
• d.Francis Scott Key

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D. Francis Scott Key

• In 1814, Key wrote the first verse of the Star
  Spangled Banner on the back of an envelope while
  standing on an enemy ship in the Chesapeake Bay
  watching the bombing of Ft. McHenry.

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• The Treble Clef is also known as
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• The G Clef
• The C Clef
• The F Clef
• d.The Alto Clef

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a. G Clef

• The Treble Clef places the note G on the second
  line of the staff.

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• In a Major Scale, the first scale step is known
  as
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• Tonic
• Home Tone
• Do
• d.All of the Above

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D. All of the Above
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• J.S. Bach was identified with what period of
  music?
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• Classical
• Romantic
• Modern
• d.Baroque

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D. Baroque Period

• J.S. Back was born in Eisenach, Germany. March
  21st 1685 and died in 1750.

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• A Key Signature that has no sharps or flats is
  called
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• D minor
• C Major
• C Minor
• d. A Major

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B. C Major
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• In the time signature ¾ time. How many beats are
  in each measure
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• One
• Two
• Three
• d.Four

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C. Three
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• To crescendo means to
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• Gradually get softer
• Stay the same
• Gradually Get Louder
• Slow Down

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C. Gradually Get Louder
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• Two eighth notes are equal to
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• one quarter note or rest
• a whole note or rest
• two half notes
• three sixteenth notes

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A. One Quarter Note or Rest
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• What does a natural sign do?
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• Raises a pitch by ½ step
• Lowers a pitch by ½ step
• Cancels a sharp or Flat
• d.Reduces the value of a note by half

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C. Cancels a Sharp or Flat
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• The Tempo marking Vivace means to do what?
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• Play very Fast
• Play very slow
• Play medium slow
• d.Stop Playing

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A. Play very Fast
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• The Composer of OH! Susanna was
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• Bill Monroe
• Stephen Foster
• Susan Anthony
• d.Anonymous

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B. Stephen Foster
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• Which of the following instruments is a Folk
  instrument?
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• Snare Drum
• Piano
• Harp
• d.Banjo

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D. Banjo
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• In which state would you most likely be able to
  find Blue Grass music?
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• Oklahoma
• Arkansas
• Tennessee
• d.Kentucky

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D. Kentucky
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• Kentuckys state instrument is the
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• Banjo
• Guitar
• Dulcimer
• d.Fiddle

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C. Dulcimer
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• Antonio Vivaldi is from what country?
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• Italy
• France
• England
• d.Germany

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A. Italy