Guitar Lesson Contest | July 2015

OK, here we go again with another Guitar Lesson Contest. Don’t feel bad if you have to google answers or ask someone (including me) for help.  The whole point is to learn a few new tidbits of guitar related info from these fun quizzes.  As always, please submit your answers via email with the subject marked “contest”.  Answers should be submitted by July 27th.  Contest is open to all students currently enrolled in summer lessons. Good Luck!

For a chord to be considered as such, it needs to have a minimum of how many notes?
  1. Two
  2. Three
  3. Four
 The number “5” in a chord symbol indicates what type of chord?
  1. Major
  2. Minor
  3. Power
  4. Diminished
The smallest unit of measurement in western music is?
  1. Whole Tone
  2. Semiquaver
  3. Half Step
  4. Breve
Using two hands to play quick passages of hammer on and pull off licks is called what?
  1. Sweeping
  2. Tapping
  3. Glissando
  4. Arco
In the movie Desperado, what is the name of the backing band that Antonio Banderas plays with on the title track?
  1. Tito & Tarantula
  2. Link Wray
  3. Los Lobos
  4. Los Lonely Boys
Which famous Canadian guitarist performs in the movie “Roadhouse”?
  1. Colin James
  2. Alex Lifeson
  3. Jeff Healey
  4. Rik Emmett
Which of these guitar models is not made by Gibson?
  1. Firebird
  2. Flying V
  3. Les Paul
  4. Country Gentleman
Which of these guitar models is not made by Fender?
  1. Esquire
  2. Jaguar
  3. Mustang
  4. Starfire