| Q. My children are very interested in playing music. | | | | important to a flute player?"By asking questions |
| Is there such a thing as a music quiz for kids?A. | | | | that go beyond what their music teacher asks |
| Sure there's such a thing as a music quiz, and you | | | | you are helping your child develop a 360 degree |
| can find one right inside of your head. Just reach | | | | view into their instrument. They'll be naturally |
| up there, pull it out, and put it down on paper. I'm | | | | better players when they understand how and |
| serious. Who knows where your children's musical | | | | why those notes are produced and how to |
| interests lie better than you? Right -- no one; so | | | | stretch their instrument to its limits by |
| instead of finding some pre-made music quiz, | | | | manipulating and understanding the laws of physics |
| which may or may not challenge them at the | | | | that control the instruments. Physics? Can a music |
| levels that you want them to be challenged, go | | | | quiz teach physics? You bet it can.Since your |
| ahead and write your own.The key to writing you | | | | children are interested in music, and you're going |
| own music quiz is... "G". OK, just kidding. The key | | | | to be taking the time to write a music quiz, why |
| to writing your own music quiz is to come up with | | | | not fool them into learning other subjects by using |
| questions that will interest and challenge your | | | | music as the entry point into a learning |
| children. Make the quiz a mixture of technical, | | | | experience?You may just find that what started |
| factual, and trivial (which is a lot like factual but | | | | out as a simple music quiz becomes a lesson in |
| with subjects that are more fun).Let's suppose | | | | understanding how science and mathematics |
| that your son plays the guitar and your daughter | | | | interact with everything that we touch, see, and |
| plays the flute. Yes, I know that I'm using | | | | think. With a little bit of thought your music quiz |
| stereotypes but it's just too hard to be politically | | | | can become a a major cornerstone of knowledge |
| correct when you're a simple Quizmaster.A | | | | for a couple of musically inclined |
| technical question for your son might be:"What | | | | -- |
| does 'playing harmonics' mean?"While your | | | | Brian Fong run the popular quiz site |
| daughter's technical music quiz question might | | | | |
| be:"What is acoustic impedance and why is it | | | | Quiz Faq - Your solutions for the quiz. |