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MAROON 5 Take this short quiz to test your knowledge.
1) How many consecutive Top 40 singles has Maroon 5 gotten to, after their most recent release?
2) What is the title of the band’s 2017 album, and what song title off the album has been one of their most popular tracks to date?
3) Who is the lead guitarist of Maroon 5?
4) Who is the lead singer?
5) What musical elements have made Maroon 5’s songs ultra-successful?
6) What was the title of the album first released under the name Maroon 5?
7) What was the band’s original name, and what is the title of their debut album released in 1995?
8) In 2005 the band won their first GRAMMY Award. What was it for?
9) Which band member took a leave of absence in 2012 to focus on his independent music studies, but later returned?
10) In what ways has Adam Levine branded himself independently, outside the group? TODAY’S MUSIC EDUCATION RESOURCE
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STUDENT QUIZ
SOUNDTRACKS Take this quick quiz to test your knowledge.
1) What is the name of the composer responsible for timeless scores including Star Wars, Jaws and Harry Potter?
2) David W. Collins’ podcast discusses elements of popular film soundtracks. What is the podcast called?
3) What is the mono-myth?
4) What is so special about the melody of the theme to Star Wars?
5) Who directed the movie Jaws?
6) The melody in the theme of Jaws repeats two notes over and over again. What is the term for repeating a musical phrase?
7) When were orchestral soundtracks first used in films?
8) Which early composer greatly influenced the work of John Williams?
9) What decades are referred to as “the golden age” of music, and the trademark sound of Williams’ scores?
10) What other films are mentioned that John Williams wrote the scores for? TODAY’S MUSIC EDUCATION RESOURCE
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STUDENT QUIZ FRETLESS STRINGS, PART 2: THE MASTERS Take this short quiz to test your knowledge.
1) Who is one of BBC Music’s “Six Best Viola Players?”
2) What country is he from?
3) What is his live performance reputation?
4) What is the name of his string ensemble, who won a GRAMMY Award?
5) Who is #1 on BBC Music’s “20 Greatest Violinists of All Time?”
6) What country is he from?
7) Who is the musician that BBC Music claims “revolutionized the cello as a solo instrument?
8) What is his legacy as a cellist?
9) Who is the subject of BBC Music documentary The Great Double Bass Race?
10) What, specifically, is he known for? TODAY’S MUSIC EDUCATION RESOURCE
SOUNDTRACKS STUDENT 1) John Williams 2)The Soundtrack Show 3) A story template of the hero’s journey that is made up of several phases QUIZ 4)The dramatic intensity of each stage of the hero’s journey is reflected in the pitches of the melody ANSWERS 5) Steven Spielberg 6) Ostinato 7)The 1930s Vol.39, No.2 8) Enrich Korngold 9)The 1930s and 1940s 10) E.T. and Indiana Jones
FRETLESS STRINGS, PART 2:THE MASTERS
1)Yuri Bashmet 2) Russia 3) Being unpredictable 4)The Moscow Soloists 5) David Oistrakh 6) Germany 7) Pablo Casals 8) He unearthed the beauty of the Solo Suites of JS Bach that were previous- ly dismissed as nothing more than technical exercises 9) Gary Karr 10) His beaming personality and expressiveness on the bass
MAROON 5 1) 15 2) Red Pill Blues, “Girls LikeYou” 3) James Valentine 4) Adam Levine 5) Singable melodies, popular chord progressions, lyrics that tell a love story 6) Songs About Jane 7) Kara’s Flowers, We Like Digging? 8) Best New Artist 9) Jesse Carmichael 10) Launched a fashion line, record label andTV series and is a coach on The Voice