Friday, July 29, 2011

What album cover - trivia 3

1) Which Beatles album cover has the band crossing a street?

a) Sgt. Pepper
b) Abbey Road

2) Which album has them with their arms stretched out?

a) Help!
b) Please Please Me

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Musical instruments - trivia 11

1) Where is the soft pedal on a piano?

a) the right most pedal
b) the left most pedal

2) What is the damper pedal also called?

a) loud pedal
b) sustain pedal

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Musical instruments - trivia 10

1) What notes on a piano have longer strings?

a) treble notes
b) bass notes

2) How many strings are on treble notes compared to bass notes?

a) less strings
b) more strings

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Musical instruments - trivia 9

1) How does a longer piano sound?

a) louder
b) quieter

2) Where is the damper pedal (sustain pedal) on a piano?

a) the right most pedal
b) the left most pedal

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Musical instruments - trivia 8

1) Where are guitar notes written in relation to where they sound?

a) one octave higher
b) one octave lower

2) Where is middle C on a piano located on a guitar?

a) first string first fret
b) second string first fret

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Musical instruments - trivia 7

1) How many frets on a guitar equal a half step?

a) 1
b) 2

2) How many frets equal a whole step?

a) 2
b) 4

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Musical instruments - trivia 6

1) What is the fourth string in scientific pitch notation on a guitar?

a) D2
b) D3

2) What is the fifth string in scientific pitch notation?

a) A2
b) A3

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Musical instruments - trivia 5

1) What is the second string in scientific pitch notation on a guitar?

a) B3
b) B4

2) What is the third string in scientific pitch notation?

a) G3
b) G5

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Musical instruments - trivia 4

1) What is the sixth string in scientific pitch notation on a guitar?

a) E2
b) E3

2) What is the first string in scientific pitch notation?

a) E5
b) E4

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Musical instruments - trivia 3

1) Which string is the low E on a guitar?

a) first
b) sixth

2) Which string is closest to you when you play?

a) high E string
b) low E string

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Musical instruments - trivia 2

1) Which guitars were invented first?

a) electric
b) acoustic

2) How many frets do guitars have?

a) 12 or more
b) 6 or more

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Opera voices - trivia 1

1) Which opera voice is higher in pitch?

a) contralto
b) soprano

2) Which is the lowest male voice?

a) baritone
b) bass

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Musical instruments - trivia 1

1) How many keys are on a piano?

a) 87
b) 88

2) The highest pitch C key on a piano is what octave in scientific pitch notation?

a) C7
b) C8

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Classical music periods - trivia 2

1) Which period of classical music is older?

a) Baroque
b) Romantic

2) Which era is Baroque music mostly from?

a) the 1500s
b) the 1600s

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Classical composers - trivia 5

1) Who is the composer of the War Requiem, Op. 66?

a) Britten
b) Bartok

2) Who is the composer of the Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58

a) Tchaikovsky
b) Mozart

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