jeopardy music theory
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A free power point template I used to create a music theory game for my students. Easily adaptable.TRANSCRIPT
Welcome!The Topic For Today Is…
Music TheoryTerms Chords Key Signatures Scales Rhythm
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400 400 400 400 400
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800 800 800 800 800
1000 1000 1000 1000 1000
Bonus Question: 5000 pts
Terms: 200• Question:• What are the Italian terms for loud and soft?• Answer• (forte and piano)
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Topic 1: 400• Question:• Put these tempos in order fastest to slowest:
Allegro, Adagio, Presto, Lento, Vivace• Answer• Vivace, Presto, Allegro, Adagio, Lento
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Topic 1: 600• Question:• Describe these three touches: Staccato, Legato
and Portato• Answer• Staccato – detached; Legato – smooth and
connected; Portato – Halfway between staccato and legato
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Topic 1: 800• Question:• Tell the different between Acciaccatura and
Appoggiatura.• Answer• The Acciaccatura is a grace note played with
the principle note. The Appoggiatura is played before the principle note.
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Topic 1: 1000• Question:• Name and define three types of ornaments.• Answer• Trill – rapid alteration of notes; Mordent –
playing the principle note, down a diatonic step and back to the principle; Turn – 4 or 5 notes ‘turning’ around the principle note.
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Topic 2: 200• Question:• Name the notes in a C chord• Answer• C, E and G
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Topic 2: 400• Question:• Name the primary triads of the Major Scale• Answer• I, IV and V
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Topic 2: 600• Question:• Define the four types of triads.• Answer• Major = M3+m3; Minor=m3+M3;
Diminished=m3+m3; Augmented=M3+M3
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Topic 2: 800• Question:• Name the root of a D Major triad, the 3rd of a
Bb minor triad and 5th of an A diminished triad.
• Answer• Root = D; 3rd = Db; 5th = E#
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Topic 2: 1000• Question:• Define a Major 7th and a Dominant 7th.• Answer• Major 7th = Major triad + M3; Dominant 7th =
Major triad + m3
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Topic 3: 200• Question:• What does a key signature tell us?• Answer• What is sharped or flatted in a song.
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Topic 3: 400• Question:• What is the rule to find the name of a key in
sharps.• Answer• Find the last sharp of the key signature and go
up a ½ step.
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Topic 3: 600• Question:• What do we call a Major and Minor scale
when they have the same key signature?• Answer• We say they are related.
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Topic 3: 800• Question:• What is the relative minor of Db Major?• Answer• Bb minor
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Topic 3: 1000• Question:• What is the key signature for a Dorian Mode
starting on G• Answer• One flat, Bb.
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Topic 4: 200• Question:• What is the pattern of whole and half steps for
a Major Pentascale?• Answer• Key Note – WS – WS – HS – WS
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Topic 4: 400• Question:• What three degrees of a Major scale are
lowered to make it a minor scale?• Answer• The 3rd, 6th, and 7th.
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Topic 4: 600• Question:• What are scales that sound the same but
spelled differently called?• Answer• Enharmonic
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Topic 4: 800• Question:• List the diatonic names for the degrees of a
Major scale• Answer• Tonic, Supertonic, Mediant, Sub-Dominant,
Dominant, Sub-Mediant, Leading Tone
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Topic 4: 1000• Question:• Name 6 types of scales.• Answer• Major, Natural minor, Harmonic minor,
Melodic minor, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Locrian, Whole tone, Chromatic, Jazz
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Topic 5: 200• Question:• Tell how many beats the following types of
notes receive in 4/4 time.• Answer• Whole, Half, Dotted Half, Quarter
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Topic 5: 400• Question:• Tell how many beats the following types of
notes receive in 6/8 time.• Answer• Dotted Half, Quarter, Eighth and Sixteenth
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Topic 5: 600• Question:• Define Duple, Triple and Quadruple simple
meters• Answer• Time signatures where the 8ths are grouped in
twos; for example Duple =2/4; Triple=3/4 and Quadruple=4/4.
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Topic 5: 800• Question:• Define Simple, Compound and Asymmetrical
Meters.• Answer• Simple = 8ths in groups of 2; Compound = 8ths
in groups of 3 and Asymmetrical = odd rhythms like 5/4 or 7/4.
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Topic 5: 1000• Question:• Does a triplet of 3 8th notes in 4/4 time equal a
quarter note or a dotted half note?• Answer• A quarter note.
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Bonus Question: 5000 pts.
• Question:• Define modulation and give a chord
progression that can be used to achieve it.• Answer• Modulation is moving from one key to
another. One chord progression is by using a secondary dominant – I ii V(I)
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Daily Double
The Winner Of The Last RoundWrite Down How Much Money
You Are Willing To RiskIf You get the Question write you win that money
If you get it wrong you Loss the money!
Daily Double
The Winner Of The Last RoundWrite Down How Much Money
You Are Willing To RiskIf You get the Question write you win that money
If you get it wrong you Loss the money!