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What year did Brisbane's first radio station start?
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1975 - it was 4ZZ which later became 4ZZZ
What happened in 1975 that was the catalyst for the development of original Brisbane music?
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The University of Queensland Student Union launched the 4ZZ radio station
Where are major concerts held in Brisbane?
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1. The Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Boondall
2. The Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre at South Bank
3. Raves are sometimes held at RNA Showgrounds
4. Sometimes Suncorp Stadium will host large music events
What are the names of the 3 most well-known independent record stores in Brisbane?
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1. Rocking Horse Records
2. Kill the Music
3. Skinny's Music
What is the "Conrad Treasury"?
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A casino in Brisbane that often has live bands
What year did the Conrad Treasury open?
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The historic building was opened as the Conrad Treasury Casino in 1995
What are the 3 main 'suburbs' for live music in Brisbane?
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1. Fortitude Valley
2. Brisbane CBD
3. West End
How did "West End" get its name?
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West End was named by early English settlers who found the area reminiscent of the West End of London.
To listen to 4ZZZ I would tune my radio to...
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102.1FM
When was Brisbane's "Punk Rock Scene"?
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Between 1975 and 1984
The first incarnation of what was to later become Triple J was called what?
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2JJ or Double Jay. It was established in September 1974.
Why does 4ZZZ start with a 4?
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Because Brisbanes postcode is 4000
What city did Double Jay start broadcasting in back in 1974?
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Sydney
What was the effect of non-commercial radio stations playing local music?
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Exposure helped to boost sales of Australian music
Internationally, what is the most well known Australian rock band?
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AC/DC
When and where did "Rock 'n' Roll" music evolve?
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In the US during the late 1940's and early 1950's
After WWII, which record company was responsible for bringing a large amount of US and British rock music to Australia?
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EMI
In what year did the "Big Day Out" festival start?
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1992
What is MP3?
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MP3 is a form of file compression used for audio files
What does MP3 stand for?
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Mpeg 1 Audio Layer 3
What is the human hearing range?
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Between 20Hz and 20Khz
What hearing range are humans most sensitive to?
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Between 2 - 4Khz
What happens when audio is compressed into MP3 - how does it make the file smaller?
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An attempt is made to remove all the frequencies that can't be heard by humans
Why is MP3 a destructive" form of file compression?"
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Because the frequencies that are eliminated cannot be replaced - they are completely removed in the process. Other forms of compression may encode in such a way that the original data can be recovered
What does Hz stand for?
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Hertz
What are Hertz (Hz)?
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Hertz is a unit of frequency. It means the number of cycles a second". So 1Hz is 1 cycle per second."
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What is sound?
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Sound is the energy things produce when they vibrate (move back and forth quickly). If you bang a drum, you make the tight skin vibrate at very high speed (it's so fast that you can't usually see it), forcing the air all around it to vibrate as well. As the air moves, it carries energy out from the drum in all directions. Eventually, even the air inside our ears starts vibrating and that's when we begin to perceive the vibrating drum as a sound.
What year was John Lennon from the Beatles shot?
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1980
In 1999 the merger of which two record labels caused upheaval in the record industry, with the new group controlling 25% of the worldwide music market?
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Universal and Polygram. (now called "Universal Music Group".
In what year did compact discs surpass cassette tapes as the preferred medium for recorded music?
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1992
In what year did compact discs outsell vinyl records for the first time
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1988
What year were compact discs (CD's) introduced?
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1983
What is the biggest selling album in history?
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"Thriller" by Michael Jackson
In what year was the sony walkman, the worlds first portable stereo, introduced?
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1978
What is "appropriation"?
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Borrowing elements or techniques in the creation of a new piece of music
How long does Australian copyright last for?
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The life of the creator + 70 years
What year did AC/DC release their first album, and what was it called?
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1975, and it was called "High Voltage"
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Which album is the highest selling album by any band in the world
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'Back in Black' by AC/DC, selling 49 million copies.
What is a "beat"?
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A "beat" is a pulse of time, for example a ticking clock keeps a beat.
A more technical definition is that it is a series of repeating, consistent pulsations of time that divide time into equal lengths.
What is the "Tempo"?
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The speed of the beat. If you had a ticking clock and you sped up the second hand, you would be increasing the tempo
Musical notes are written with up to three specific components. What are they?
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- The note head
- The stem
- The flag
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A whole note
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A double whole note
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A half note
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A quarter note
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An eighth note
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A sixteenth note
What are the two main ways you can extend the value of a note in written music?
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By using dotted notes and tied notes
What does an augmentation dot do?
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Increases a note by one half of its original value eg. A 2 beat note would go for 3 beats, or a 4 beat note would go for 6 beats.
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A whole rest
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A double whole rest
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A quarter rest
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An eighth rest
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A sixteenth rest
What does the top number in the time signature tell you?
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The number of beats to be counted off in each measure. If the top number is 3 then each measure contains 3 beats
What does the bottom number in a time signature tell you?
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Which type of note value equals one beat. For example, if the bottom number if 4, then a quarter note is one beat. If its an 8 then an eighth note is one beat.
What is a 'measure' (sometimes called a 'bar') in written music?
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A segment of music contained within two vertical bars. Each one contains as many beats as indicated by the top number in the time signature.
What year was iTunes released?
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2001
What year was the first iPod released?
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2001
What family of instruments does the guitar belong to?
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The chordophone family
What are the 3 main types of acoustic guitar?
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1. The classic guitar
2. The steel-string flattop guitar
3. The archtop guitar
When was the electric guitar developed?
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In the 1930's
Who is the host of RocKwiz?
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Julia Zemiro
Where is RocKwiz filmed?
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The Gershwin Room, in the Esplanade Hotel in St Kilda
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In Australia, what are the 4 main searches you should perform to check your band name isn't already in use?
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1. An internet search
2. A 'Yellow Pages' search
3. An 'ASIC' search
4. An 'IP Australia' search
What does ASIC stand for?
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Australian Securities and Investment Commission
If 2 bands are using the same name, what is taken into account when deciding which band gets to keep their name and which ones loses it?
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Whichever band built the reputation of the name, regardless of who came up with the name first
If you are running your band using a different name to your own name, what do you need to do?
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Register it as a business name
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What rights does registering a business name give you over the name?
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None - you do not have ownership of the name and your right to use it can still be taken away.
Besides developing a reputation for your name, what is the only other way you can protect it?
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By registering a trademark
What type of words can't you trademark?
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Descriptive words such as "beautiful" or "super"
What is the symbol for a registered trademark?
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An R in a circle
What is the symbol for an unregistered trademark?
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TM
What are the 3 common business structures?
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1. Sole Trader
2. Partnership
3. Company
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What is a sole trader?
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A type of business structure where the business has no separate legal existence from its owner. As a sole trader, you are responsible for the liabilities of your business
What is a partnership?
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A type of business structure where two or more people start a business and can legally share profits, risks and losses according to terms set out in the partnership contract
What is a company?
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A legal entity separate from its shareholders. A company has additional legal and reporting obligations, but are less financially risky than being a sole trader or partnership
Accounting is about tracking 3 main things for a business. What are they?
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1. Assets: The stuff the business owns
2. Liabilities: The stuff that belongs to / that you owe others
3. Owners Equity: The stuff that belongs to the owners of the business
Who would you register a trademark with in Australia
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IP Australia
What does IP stand for?
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Intellectual Property
What is a "sound-alike"?
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When a business uses a musician who "sounds like" you, but where most people would presume it IS you
What group of organisations are the largest employers of professional musicians and music administrators in Australia?
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'Not-for-Profit' organisations
Who composed the music for Star Wars, Jaws and E.T.?
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John Williams
Who composed the music for Jurassic Park, and worked on the Harry Potter music?
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John Williams
Who composed the music for 'The Lion King'?
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Hans Zimmer
Who composed the music for The Lord of the Rings and The Aviator?
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Howard Shore
Who composed the music for Donnie Darko and Orange County
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Michael Andrews
What band is Danny Elfman involved in?
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Oingo Boingo
What is the opposite of amplification?
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Attenuation
What does an equalizer do?
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Adjusts the 'volume' of a certain bands of frequencies
How would you equalize a voice recording to make it sound clearer?
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By amplifying the frequencies used by the human voice, and attenuating the frequencies that are not used, which may containing background noise
What is the etymology of the word "Acoustic"?
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It comes from the greek word "Akoustikos" which means 'ready to hear'
What does a 'decibel' measure?
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Sound pressure
On a computer, what is an 'audio interface'?
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A piece of hardware that allows you to get music from the outside world into your computer
On a computer, what is an 'audio input'?
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Any device, such as an instrument or microphone, that lets you input sound into your computer
An amplifier has two main parts - what are they?
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The preamp and the power amp
What is 'fidelity'?
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The accuracy with which a sound system reproduces the signal inputted into it
If you have an instrument (such as an acoustic instrument) that you cannot plug into an audio interface, how would you record it?
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Using a microphone
What does 'MIDI' stand for?
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Musical Instrument Digital Interface
Sound modules can be 'rack-mountable'. What does this mean?
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It means the hardware is designed to fit into a '19-inch rack' which is an industry standard for housing equipment.
What is a 'sound module'?
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A special hardware synthesizer that has no keys you can play - instead you need to plug in an external keyboard or MIDI controller
What is a 'soft-synth'?
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A software version of a sound module.
What parts typically make up an 'audio interface' for your computer?
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1. A sound card
2. An analog-to-digital converter
3. A digital-to-analog converter
It could also contain a direct box to allow you to plug your instrument in without going through a preamp, and it could also contain a microphone preamp
What is the difference between analog and digital?
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Analog is the process of taking the audio signal and converting it into electrical 'pulses', whereas digital converts the audio signal and turns it into bits (1's and 0's)
What does the 'sound card' on a computer do?
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Allows your computer to understand the information coming from the analog/digital converters, and tells the computer what to do with it
What does an analog-to-digital converter do?
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Allows you to get information from your instrument or preamp to your sound card
What does a digital-to-analog converter do?
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Allows you to get information from your sound card to your speakers or other output device
What is a direct box?
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It connects your guitar to your mixer without having to run it through an amp first
What is a 'mixer'? (also known as a 'mixing console' or sound board')
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A device that allows you to mix audio (such as combining two microphones), and adjust the audio dynamics
What are the 3 main types of preamps avaliable?
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1. Solid state preamp
2. Tube preamp
3. Hybrid preamp
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