1. Wheel of
Knowledge
Instructions
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3. Your topic is “Composer”
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4. Ludwig van Beethoven was a deaf composer who bridged the Classical and Romantic music eras.
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Ludwig van Beethoven

5. The topic is “Rhythmic Value”
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6. In any time signature with the number ‘4’ at the bottom, the quarter note gets the beat.
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Quarter Note

7. The topic is “Interval”
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8. A major third consists of four half steps and sounds like the solfege ‘do’ to ‘mi’ or ‘mi’ to ‘do’
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Major Third

9. The topic is “Instrument”
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The topic is “Instrument”
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10. A New Car!
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A piano is made up of 88 keys and is a member of the percussion family.
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Piano

11. The topic is “Percussion”
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12. A drum stick can be any type of stick used to play a battered instrument.
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Drum Stick

13. The topic is “Opera”
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14. A comedic opera written by Mozart; it was one of his most successful works.
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Marriage of Figaro

15. The topic is “Dynamics”
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16. A dynamic marking meaning “loud”; it is preceded by ‘mezzo forte’ and followed by ‘fortissimo’.
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Forte

17. The topic is “Articulation”
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18. A term meaning “separated” or “disconnected”
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Staccato

19. Oh no! You’ve gone Bankrupt!
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20. The topic is “Musical Styles”
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21. Rondo means “round,” therefore it repeats back to the beginning over and over in the pattern “a-b-a-c-a”
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Rondo Form

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The topic is “20th Century Composer”
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23. A Trip to the Grocery Store!
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A Romanian composer who wrote a large series of piano pieces called ‘Mikrokosmos.’
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Bartok

24. Oh no! You’ve Lost a Turn!
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25. The topic is “Ensembles”
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26. A quartet is an ensemble consisting of four members performing on any four instruments.
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Quartet

27. The topic is “Success”
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28. You must practice in order to be successful on your instrument
You must practice in order to be successful on your instrument. Remember to keep in mind: “Practice makes perfect!”
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Practice

29. How to play Wheel of Knowledge
Divide the group up into two teams. Assign one group to be Team 1, the other will be Team 2. Have each team choose a spokesperson.
Begin the PowerPoint and review the rules.
Have the spokesperson from one team choose a question.
Click on that number. Read the question and have the group guess the letters in the answer. If the group continues to guess correct answers, they may choose to state the entire answer to the question. If the group guesses an incorrect answer, the next team takes a guess.
Read the answer displayed on the next slide. Click on the button to move back to the board.
If the answer given was correct, type the correct number of points in the score box.
Continue to play until all questions have been answered. The team with the most points wins.
Let’s Play!