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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 11 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. How many semitones make a whole tone?

    Answer: two

    A whole tone contains two semitones.

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

    Answer: Allegro

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

  3. How many strings does a standard guitar normally have?

    Answer: six

    A standard guitar normally has six strings.

  4. How does a melody unfold through time?

    Answer: one note after another

    A melody unfolds one note after another.

  5. What does melody organize in music?

    Answer: A sequence of pitched notes

    A melody is a perceivable sequence of pitched notes heard as a musical line.

Daily round

  1. Which practice device produces evenly spaced beats?

    Answer: Metronome

    Metronome is the device that produces evenly spaced beats.

  2. Which keyboard instrument sounds strings with felt-covered hammers?

    Answer: Piano

    Piano is the keyboard instrument whose strings are struck by felt-covered hammers.

  3. Does forte prescribe one exact sound-pressure level?

    Answer: No; it is relative to the instrument and context

    Forte is a relative dynamic instruction, so its actual loudness depends on the instrument, ensemble, and passage.

  4. How many valves does a common modern trumpet have?

    Answer: three valves

    A common modern trumpet has three valves.

  5. What kind of lines does soprano commonly carry?

    Answer: high melodic lines

    Sopranos commonly carry high melodic lines.

Daily round

  1. Which marking is softer than piano?

    Answer: pianissimo

    Pianissimo is softer.

  2. What does a diminuendo require without fixing a final volume?

    Answer: a decrease from the current dynamic

    A diminuendo requires the sound to diminish from its current level; it need not end in silence.

  3. What is an organized line of pitches heard as a tune?

    Answer: Melody

    Melody is the organized succession of pitches heard as a tune.

  4. How many strings does a violin normally have?

    Answer: four

    A violin normally has four strings.

  5. What alternate name does the bass clef take from its reference note?

    Answer: F clef

    The bass clef is also called the F clef because its dots surround the staff’s F line.

Daily round

  1. At which interval does a clarinet naturally overblow?

    Answer: a twelfth

    Because of its cylindrical bore, a clarinet naturally overblows at the interval of a twelfth.

  2. Which cylindrical woodwind uses a single reed against a mouthpiece?

    Answer: Clarinet

    Clarinet is the cylindrical woodwind with a flared bell.

  3. What is the violin’s usual tuning from lowest to highest?

    Answer: G, D, A, and E

    Its strings are commonly tuned G, D, A, and E.

  4. What alternate name does the treble clef take from its reference note?

    Answer: G clef

    The treble clef is also called the G clef because its curl identifies the staff’s G line.

  5. Which dynamic marking means soft?

    Answer: Piano dynamic

    Piano dynamic is the instruction to play softly.

Daily round

  1. By what interval does one fret normally change a guitar string’s pitch?

    Answer: one semitone

    Adjacent frets on a standard guitar normally divide the octave into semitone steps.

  2. How does notation show different durations?

    Answer: different note values

    Notation shows duration with different note values.

  3. Which note does the bass clef’s reference line represent?

    Answer: F below middle C

    That line represents F below middle C.

  4. What interval separates adjacent piano keys?

    Answer: a semitone

    Adjacent piano keys are a semitone apart.

  5. Which two saxophone sizes are especially common?

    Answer: alto and tenor

    Alto and tenor are common sizes.

Daily round

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

    Answer: the same note name

    The pitches share the same note name.

  2. What rhythmic technique accents normally weak beats or offbeats?

    Answer: Syncopation

    Syncopation is the accenting notes where emphasis is not normally expected.

  3. What does syncopation create against a regular pulse?

    Answer: rhythmic tension

    It creates tension against the regular pulse.

  4. Which clef normally notates a modern soprano choral part?

    Answer: treble clef

    Modern soprano choral parts are normally written in treble clef.

  5. Around which staff line does the treble clef curl?

    Answer: the second staff line

    The treble clef curls around the second staff line.

Daily round

  1. Which interval is the smallest standard step in the chromatic scale?

    Answer: Semitone

    Semitone is the smallest standard step in the Western chromatic scale.

  2. From which language does allegro come?

    Answer: Italian

    The tempo word allegro comes from Italian.

  3. How many letter-name notes does an octave span?

    Answer: eight

    An octave spans eight letter-name notes.

  4. What regular framework supports rhythmic patterns?

    Answer: a pulse or beat

    Rhythm operates within a pulse or beat.

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

    Answer: Standard guitar

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