WorksheetsBruce Pearson #ComposerChat
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
How many years has Mr. Pearson taught music to students or adults?
20
31
40
77
How many nights a year is Mr. Pearson on the road traveling?
1-20
50-75
75-90
over 100
During the summers Mr. Pearson often does this (starts with a t)
(a)
How many method book series has Mr. Pearson written?
(a)
What airline, that Mr. Pearson uses often, has its hub in Indianapolis?
ConAir
Delta
American
Southwest
Which book took Mr. Pearson the longest to write/put together?
Standard of Excellence Book 1
Standard of Excellence Book 2
Standard of Excellence Book 3
Your Standard of Excellence Book is grouped into sets of (a) pages because of the way that it has to be printed.
How many lines of music are on each page in a Standard of Excellence book?
5
6
7
8
For Mr. Pearson, his favorite composition and his favorite students are......
grade one pieces and middle school
he doesn't have a favorite for either
The piece he is currently working on at the time and the students he is currently teaching
Outside of creating music, Mr. Pearson likes to do which of these things?
dance
hunt
fish
walk his dog
spend time with his family
Which takes longer, writing the music or proofreading the print from the publisher?
writing the music
proofreading the print from the publisher
They both take the same amount of time
What is the commission that a composer makes each time that his composition is sold? (a) %
A copyright lasts (a) years after a composer has died, meaning their family gets the royalties for that many years (generations!)
For our Standard of Excellence Book, Mr. Pearson makes about how much money when it is sold?
$1.00
$2.00
$3.00
$4.00
Would you want to do the work to create a book like our Standard of Excellence book, knowing how little commission (payment) is earned?
Yes
No
Maybe
What was Mr. Pearson originally going to school at St. Cloud University to study?
hockey
Music Education
Physical Education
Alto Saxophone
What instrument did Mr. Pearson when he was in high school and had two broken teeth ?
alto sax
bass clarinet
clarinet
cymbals
Complete the missing word: Sometimes opportunities are disguised as (a) .
Complete the missing word: So much of what we do in music prepares us for (a) .
Which of these did Mr. Pearson say we should do when we "hit a wall?"
take a break
quit
break it into small chunks, bite size pieces
make and work towards a goal
Mr. Pearson has been working with his publisher, Neil A. Kjos since (a) .
Why would a composer choose to collaborate with someone else when writing a book or composition?
make more money
makes it easier to do the work
allows more material to get finished more quickly
no one likes to collaborate
Songs that are no longer covered by a copyright are considered to be in ________________.
fair use
free use
public domain
free domain
Fill in the blank: In order to be successful, sometimes you have to figure out what (a) work.
These words all mean basically the same thing, a short musical idea, in various genres of music (classical, jazz, and rock)
phrase
motif
riff
lick
If you want to compose what instrument does Mr. Pearson say that you should learn to play?
(a)
