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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 7 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

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

    Answer: eight

    An octave spans eight letter-name notes.

  2. How many cents make one equal-tempered semitone?

    Answer: 100 cents

    Pitch measurement divides an equal-tempered semitone into 100 cents.

  3. What does the Italian phrase a cappella literally mean?

    Answer: in chapel style

    The Italian phrase a cappella literally means in chapel style.

  4. How are its bars arranged?

    Answer: like a keyboard

    Xylophone bars are arranged like a keyboard.

  5. Which voice part is highest in a standard SATB choir?

    Answer: Soprano

    Soprano is the highest standard choral voice part.

Daily round

  1. What does syncopation create against a regular pulse?

    Answer: rhythmic tension

    It creates tension against the regular pulse.

  2. From which language does allegro come?

    Answer: Italian

    The tempo word allegro comes from Italian.

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

    Answer: Conductor

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

  4. Which bowed instrument is held upright between the knees?

    Answer: Cello

    Cello is the large bowed instrument held upright between the knees.

  5. What regular framework supports rhythmic patterns?

    Answer: a pulse or beat

    Rhythm operates within a pulse or beat.

Daily round

  1. Which hairpin shape can represent a diminuendo?

    Answer: a closing hairpin

    A closing hairpin represents a diminuendo.

  2. What does the sustain pedal do?

    Answer: lets notes continue sounding

    Its sustain pedal lets notes continue sounding.

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

    Answer: Semitone

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

  4. What is unaccompanied vocal music called?

    Answer: A cappella

    A cappella is the vocal performance without instrumental accompaniment.

  5. Which broad wooden piano part amplifies the strings’ vibrations?

    Answer: the soundboard

    The piano’s soundboard converts string vibrations into a much larger movement of air.

Daily round

  1. What do a conductor’s gestures communicate?

    Answer: beat and expression

    A conductor’s gestures communicate beat and expression.

  2. Which letter represents forte in a score?

    Answer: f

    The standard symbol for forte is f.

  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. How does a melody unfold through time?

    Answer: one note after another

    A melody unfolds one note after another.

Daily round

  1. Which voice part sits immediately above bass?

    Answer: tenor

    It sits below tenor in a typical SATB choir.

  2. Which voice part sits immediately below soprano?

    Answer: alto

    It sits above alto in a typical SATB choir.

  3. Which dynamic marking means soft?

    Answer: Piano dynamic

    Piano dynamic is the instruction to play softly.

  4. What unit appears on a metronome setting?

    Answer: beats per minute

    Metronome speed is measured in beats per minute.

  5. Which marking is louder than forte?

    Answer: fortissimo

    Fortissimo is louder.

Daily round

  1. Which direction tells a musician to become gradually softer?

    Answer: Diminuendo

    Diminuendo is the instruction for a gradual decrease in volume.

  2. Which dynamic marking means loud?

    Answer: Forte

    Forte is the instruction to play loudly.

  3. How many strings does a cello normally have?

    Answer: four strings

    A cello normally has four strings.

  4. Which letter represents piano in a score?

    Answer: p

    The standard dynamic symbol for piano is p.

  5. Which musical element organizes sounds and silences over time?

    Answer: Rhythm

    Rhythm arranges durations, beats, accents, and rests through time.

Daily round

  1. Which woodwind instrument uses a double reed and often gives the orchestra’s tuning note?

    Answer: Oboe

    Oboe is the slender woodwind with a penetrating tone.

  2. Which tuning note does an orchestra often take from the oboe?

    Answer: A

    The orchestra often tunes to an oboe A.

  3. What two broad methods can perform a melody?

    Answer: singing or playing

    It may be sung or played.

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

    Answer: Clarinet

    Clarinet is the cylindrical woodwind with a flared bell.

  5. 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.