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Music Trivia Answers Archive

Review earlier daily rounds, reveal the correct answer, and use the short explanation to learn the fact behind each question. Page 10 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which fretted instrument is normally fitted with six strings?

    Answer: Standard guitar

    Standard guitar is the fretted instrument played by plucking or strumming.

  2. How many equal-tempered semitones make an octave?

    Answer: twelve

    An octave contains twelve semitone steps in twelve-tone equal temperament.

  3. Which adjustable cello part supports the instrument on the floor?

    Answer: the endpin

    A cello’s adjustable endpin carries the instrument’s weight on the floor.

  4. What does syncopation create against a regular pulse?

    Answer: rhythmic tension

    It creates tension against the regular pulse.

  5. Which orchestral leader commonly coordinates the string section’s bowing?

    Answer: the concertmaster

    The concertmaster works with the conductor and string principals to coordinate bowing decisions.

Daily round

  1. What organizes durations, rests, and accents in music?

    Answer: Rhythm

    Rhythm is the organization of note lengths, rests, and accents.

  2. Which letter represents piano in a score?

    Answer: p

    The standard dynamic symbol for piano is p.

  3. Which tempo marking generally asks for a fast, lively pace?

    Answer: Allegro

    Allegro is the marking generally calling for a fast, lively pace.

  4. What naming feature do octave-separated pitches share?

    Answer: the same note name

    The pitches share the same note name.

  5. Which brass instrument is played by buzzing into a cup-shaped mouthpiece?

    Answer: Trumpet

    Trumpet is the instrument sounded by buzzing into a cup-shaped mouthpiece.

Daily round

  1. What do a trumpet’s valves change when pressed?

    Answer: the effective length of its tubing

    Pressing trumpet valves reroutes air through extra tubing and changes the instrument’s sounding pitch.

  2. What kind of lines does soprano commonly carry?

    Answer: high melodic lines

    Sopranos commonly carry high melodic lines.

  3. Which dynamic marking means soft?

    Answer: Piano dynamic

    Piano dynamic is the instruction to play softly.

  4. Which note does the treble clef’s reference line represent?

    Answer: G above middle C

    That line represents G above middle C.

  5. How many strings does a violin normally have?

    Answer: four

    A violin normally has four strings.

Daily round

  1. What does a performer do when arpeggiating a chord?

    Answer: plays its notes in sequence

    Arpeggiation presents a chord’s notes in sequence instead of attacking them simultaneously.

  2. Which orchestral leader commonly coordinates the string section’s bowing?

    Answer: the concertmaster

    The concertmaster works with the conductor and string principals to coordinate bowing decisions.

  3. Who coordinates an orchestra or choir through visible gestures?

    Answer: Conductor

    Conductor is the musician who coordinates an ensemble’s performance.

  4. Which clef normally appears in xylophone music?

    Answer: treble clef

    Its written music commonly uses treble clef.

  5. Does allegro prescribe one universal metronome number?

    Answer: No; style and context shape its actual speed

    Allegro signals a generally quick, lively tempo, but period, style, and context determine its practical speed.

Daily round

  1. Does an orchestral flute use a reed?

    Answer: No

    An orchestral flute makes sound when air crosses its embouchure hole, without a reed.

  2. What forms the two vibrating blades of an oboe reed?

    Answer: two bound pieces of cane

    Two bound pieces of cane form an oboe reed.

  3. Which material normally forms a saxophone’s body?

    Answer: brass

    A saxophone is classed as a woodwind because of its reed, although its body is normally brass.

  4. Where does the clarinet reed vibrate?

    Answer: against its mouthpiece

    A clarinet reed vibrates against its mouthpiece.

  5. Which clef is normally used for higher-pitched staff notation?

    Answer: Treble clef

    Treble clef is the clef commonly used for higher-pitched notation.

Daily round

  1. Which voice part is lowest in a standard SATB choir?

    Answer: Bass voice

    Bass voice is the lowest standard choral voice part.

  2. Which main flute section contains the embouchure hole?

    Answer: the headjoint

    The embouchure hole is cut into the flute’s headjoint.

  3. What do musicians call notes sounded together as a harmonic unit?

    Answer: Chord

    Chord is the group of notes sounded as a harmonic unit.

  4. How does allegro’s typical tempo compare with adagio?

    Answer: faster

    It is faster than adagio in ordinary usage.

  5. How many strings does a cello normally have?

    Answer: four strings

    A cello normally has four strings.

Daily round

  1. Which staff line sits between the bass clef’s two dots?

    Answer: the fourth staff line

    The bass clef dots surround the fourth staff line.

  2. Which related word also means gradually softer?

    Answer: decrescendo

    Decrescendo is a closely related term.

  3. What vocal technique can supply percussion?

    Answer: beatboxing

    Beatboxing may provide vocal percussion.

  4. Which hairpin shape can represent a crescendo?

    Answer: an opening hairpin

    An opening hairpin represents a crescendo.

  5. Which voice part sits immediately below soprano?

    Answer: alto

    It sits above alto in a typical SATB choir.