Music This or That Questions

Press a side for each raised hand: acoustic or electric, choir or solo, verse or chorus.

This or that?

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How it works

These music this or that questions are about how you listen, sing and play: Acoustic or electric, Choir or solo, Verse or chorus. No song, band, singer or streaming service is named, so every taste in the room can vote.

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Vote by show of hands

Read both options aloud, count hands and press a side once for each hand. The card shows how the room split, and Next question deals the next pair.

Pick a set for the group

Press Topic. Listening needs no training, so it suits any party: One earbud in or both earbuds in. Instruments and Playing and practice are for a band room: Read sheet music or play by ear. Writing a song holds the pairs musicians argue over, such as Major or minor.

Tips
  • After a vote, ask the smaller side to name a tune that proves their point. The names come from the room, not the card.

Questions and answers

What are some music this or that questions?

Drums or bass? Tap the beat or nod along? Harmony line or melody line? The opener or the encore? Every pair prints in the list under the deck, grouped by topic.

Why does no card name a song or a band?

So nobody is left out. A pair such as A well-loved tune or a brand-new tune works whatever the room listens to. Players bring the names themselves when they explain a vote.

Do these work at a choir or band rehearsal?

Yes. Under Topic, Singing has warm-up picks such as Whistling or humming and A round or unison. Playing and practice opens a talk about habits: Ten minutes daily or one hour on Sunday, Slow and correct or fast and messy.

All 72 pairs

Listening 12

  • A well-loved tune or a brand-new tune?
  • Background music or full-attention listening?
  • Cranked up or barely audible?
  • Instrumental tracks or songs with singing?
  • Make the playlist or trust a friend's picks?
  • One earbud in or both earbuds in?
  • One song on repeat or always the next song?
  • Quick tempo or gentle tempo?
  • Quotable words or a hummable tune?
  • Records on a turntable or files on a phone?
  • Tap the beat or nod along?
  • Whatever the radio plays or a track you chose?

Instruments 12

  • A concert grand or a living-room upright?
  • Acoustic or electric?
  • Carry a tuba or carry a double bass?
  • Drums or bass?
  • Flute or clarinet?
  • Harp or accordion?
  • Master one instrument or dabble in five?
  • Strings or brass?
  • Trumpet or trombone?
  • Ukulele or mandolin?
  • Violin or cello?
  • Woodwinds or percussion?

Singing 12

  • A cappella or with a full band?
  • A lullaby or a sea shanty?
  • A round or unison?
  • Choir or solo?
  • Every lyric memorized or lyrics made up?
  • Harmony line or melody line?
  • Microphone or no microphone?
  • Reach for high notes or rumble on low notes?
  • Sing soprano or sing bass?
  • Solo on stage or singing with friends?
  • Warm up your voice or jump right in?
  • Whistling or humming?

Playing and practice 12

  • Jazz band or string quartet?
  • Keyboard or fretboard?
  • Play at a recital or record at home?
  • Polish one piece or learn ten pieces?
  • Practice in pajamas or practice in concert clothes?
  • Read sheet music or play by ear?
  • Scales or chords?
  • Slow and correct or fast and messy?
  • Solo rehearsal or band rehearsal?
  • Take lessons or teach yourself?
  • Ten minutes daily or one hour on Sunday?
  • Use a metronome or tap your foot?

Live music 12

  • A full orchestra or a four-piece band?
  • Afternoon festival or late-night show?
  • Clap along or listen in stillness?
  • Dance in the aisle or sway in your seat?
  • Know the set list or hear it fresh?
  • Marching band parade or seated symphony?
  • The opener or the encore?
  • Outdoor stage or indoor concert hall?
  • Spring concert or talent night?
  • Standing near the stage or seated with a view?
  • Stay for every note or beat the crowd out?
  • Tiny venue or huge arena?

Writing a song 12

  • A catchy hook or a clever bridge?
  • A long intro or straight to the verse?
  • A rainy-day song or a road-trip song?
  • A slow fade or a sudden stop?
  • Lines that rhyme or lines that do not?
  • Major or minor?
  • Pick the title first or name it last?
  • Solo songwriter or songwriting duo?
  • Start from a lyric or start from a riff?
  • Three simple chords or many fancy chords?
  • Upbeat song or mellow song?
  • Verse or chorus?
How this list was compiled

Own work: music pairs written for this page on 2026-09-30 and screened against the site's clean-deck rules the same day. Every option is one to four words, so both fit on a button. No song, artist, band, show, brand or streaming service is named, and no pair states a fact or a record: every card is a matter of taste, from listening habits and instruments to singing, practice, live music and writing a song. Levels are an editor's estimate. Compared by script on 2026-09-30 with every other deck on this site, including every this or that deck, this-or-that-generator, this-or-that-questions-for-teens and would-you-rather-questions: no pair is shared. No outside page was read for this list. Licence: own work